"marsh light" meaning in All languages combined

See marsh light on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: marsh lights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} marsh light (plural marsh lights)
  1. A will o' the wisp.
    Sense id: en-marsh_light-en-noun-dTSdHTpe
  2. (figuratively) A delusion, a false hope. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-marsh_light-en-noun--bTTRJUk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

Inflected forms

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