Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A heavy piece of glass, of circular or rectangular prismatic form, set into a deck to give light below.
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Examples
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Rosina squared herself smilelessly, and the electric deck-light which faced her seat showed up her sobriety in unmistakable colors.
A Woman's Will Anne Warner 1891
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They were passing near two fishing-boats moored to a cluster of piles, a single deck-light shining clear and steady, reflected in the water like
A Venetian June Anna Fuller 1884
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"Oh! 'tis a goodly sight to see," the show which here presents itself; -- covers of all sizes glisten under the flickering rays of the morning sun, stealing in through the open deck-light, and dancing about to the heave of the ship over a well-laid cloth flanked by ready plates and the weapons of attack.
Impressions of America During the years 1833, 1834 and 1835. In Two Volumes, Volume I. Tyrone Power 1818
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