"bad light" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-bad light.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} bad light
  1. (cricket) A weather condition where the light is so poor that the umpires feel that to continue playing would be dangerous. Categories (topical): Cricket Related terms: offer the light
    Sense id: en-bad_light-en-noun-5JO0LUnx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (figurative) An unfavourable presentation. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-bad_light-en-noun-vmlROU5k

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