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Meaning of sea light | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Light from the sea.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A light on the seacoast to warn or guide boats.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“I would lie in bed listening to the tugs hooting; I would wake up to find my painter's great north windows awash with foggy sea light.”
“A large square porthole let in the sea light, but this didn't make much difference: The moment Wilson stepped through the hatchway with Ackerman's daily mound of food in hand, he recognized it immediately—the plastic closeness, the pale, powdery smell of offices.”
“Mornings the sea light moves like broadloom, weaving the same endless pattern on the clear bottom sand.”
“We shall here simply enumerate all the public or sea lights upon the coast of England and Wales, without distinguishing those which belong to the Trinity Board, or are specially under its management, as we conceive that Board, in a general way, to take cognizance, more or less, in the proper and regular exhibition of the lights at all the lighthouses upon the English coast.”
“As there is a dangerous sand bar at the mouth of the harbor, these lights serve as useful guides, and also as sea lights. (1809.)”
“Ruth stares out of her office window, across the courtyard towards the artificial lake, and thinks about the impending trip to the sea light.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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