"sea-light" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea-lights [plural]
Etymology: sea + light Etymology templates: {{compound|en|sea|light}} sea + light Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sea-light (countable and uncountable, plural sea-lights)
  1. Light from the sea, either due to reflection off the waves or from bioluminescence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sea-light-en-noun-HNFjKtBb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. A light on the seacoast to warn or guide boats. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sea-light-en-noun-HAbpxbA2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sealight, sea light

Inflected forms

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