toplight en · NOUN
Etymology
From top + light.
Meanings
- A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.
- any light at the top of something
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of top light.
alt of top light
Although exhibiting some typical Bulleid design features — the continuous curve of the bodyside and the toplights above the door droplights being particularly characteristic — the interior of the vehicles owed much to Maunsell era practice.
1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 395:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toplights | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| top-light | alternative | lexicographic | |
| top light | alternative | lexicographic |