"forelight" meaning in All languages combined

See forelight on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: forelights [plural]
Etymology: From fore- + light. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|fore|light}} fore- + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} forelight (plural forelights)
  1. A forward positioned or forward facing light, especially one used to guide, direct, or navigate; beacon; (by extension) a signal; indicator
    Sense id: en-forelight-en-noun-eTGVmlin
  2. Light emitted prior to or in anticipation of an event; a previous, former, or early light
    Sense id: en-forelight-en-noun-oo48McW0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with fore- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with fore-: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: foreglow

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1864, John Cumming, The Great Consummation",
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          "ref": "1907, Joseph Stenson Hooker, The Higher Medicine",
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