Definition of First light

1. Noun. The first light of day. "They talked until morning"

Exact synonyms: Aurora, Break Of Day, Break Of The Day, Cockcrow, Dawn, Dawning, Daybreak, Dayspring, Morning, Sunrise, Sunup
Generic synonyms: Hour, Time Of Day
Derivative terms: Auroral, Aurorean, Dawn, Dawn
Antonyms: Sunset

Definition of First light

1. Noun. Dawn; sunrise; the moment at which the sun can first be seen on the horizon. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of First Light

first harmonic
first heart sound
first imperative
first imperatives
first in first out
first innings
first inversion
first inversions
first island chain
first lady
first language
first languages
first law of motion
first law of thermodynamics
first lieutenant
first light
first line manager
first loser
first love
first mate
first mates
first meiotic division
first milk
first minister
first molar
first moment
first mortgage
first mover
first movers
first name

Literary usage of First light

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of Battery A: First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery in the by Thomas M. Aldrich (1904)
"First lieutenant first light Battery; resigned to accept promotion as ... First sergeant first light Battery; discharged to accept commission as first ..."

2. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1899)
"Headquarters of Troop A, Cleveland; Battery B, first light Artillery (forming part ... Organized as first light Artillery, Ohio National Guard, May 6, 1886; ..."

3. A Brief Historical Relation of State Affairs from September 1678 to April 1714 by Narcissus Luttrell (1857)
"... and resolved to embark the first light nights after the full moon; and the earls of Portland and Romney are expected here next Tuesday. ..."

4. The Life of William A. Buckingham: The War Governor of Connecticut, with a by Samuel Giles Buckingham (1894)
"... Troops that Volunteered in Spite of all such Influence—Character and Destination of the Regiments—The First Heavy Artillery and the first light Battery. ..."

5. The Life of William A. Buckingham: The War Governor of Connecticut, with a by Samuel Giles Buckingham (1894)
"... in Spite of all such Influence—Character and Destination of the Regiments—The First Heavy Artillery and the first light Battery. ..."

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