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Meaning of chain-light | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To light a new cigarette with the burning stub of one's previous cigarette.

Examples

“He chain-lit a fresh cigarette and flicked the old butt, still smouldering, into the steel ash-can beside his drawing table.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

chain-lighted chain-lighting chain-lights chain-lit chain-smoke chain-smoked

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