dome light

noun

An interior cabin light with a dome-shaped cover attached to the ceiling of a car, vehicle, room or building. In a vehicle it is considered a safety feature, though usually fitted as standard.

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Meanings

noundome light (plural dome lights)

plural dome lights

  1. An interior cabin light with a dome-shaped cover attached to the ceiling of a car, vehicle, room or building. In a vehicle it is considered a safety feature, though usually fitted as standard.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 圓頂燈 /圆顶灯
  • 圓頂燈 /圆顶灯 (yuándǐngdēng)cabin light
Finnish sisävalo
  • sisävalocabin light
German Deckenleuchte, Innenraumbeleuchtung
  • Deckenleuchtecabin light
  • Innenraumbeleuchtungcabin light
Portuguese luz do teto
  • luz do tetocabin light
Spanish luz tipo dombo, luz de plafón
  • luz tipo dombocabin light
  • luz de plafóncabin light
  • luz de cabinacabin light
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APA

dome light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dome%20light

MLA

“dome light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dome%20light. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dome light,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dome%20light.

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