watchlight

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noun

A light used to illuminate a night-time vigil.

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Meanings

nounwatchlight (plural watchlights)

plural watchlights

  1. A light used to illuminate a night-time vigil.

Origin

From watch + light.

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APA

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

MLA

“watchlight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchlight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watchlight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watchlight.

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