emergency light

noun

An electric light that turns on to give light during a power outage.

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Meanings

nounemergency light (plural emergency lights)

plural emergency lights

  1. An electric light that turns on to give light during a power outage.

Origin

From emergency + light.

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Translations

German Notbeleuchtung
  • Notbeleuchtunglight during power outage
Swedish nödbelysning
  • nödbelysninglight during power outage
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APA

emergency light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20light

MLA

“emergency light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20light. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emergency light,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emergency%20light.

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