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lights-out
/ˈlaɪts.aʊt/
noun 4adj 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
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VERB + LIGHTS-OUT
shift
LIGHTS-OUT + NOUN
day, production
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
The time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime.
2
The prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital.
We were all expected to be in bed by lights-out.
3
Something hopeless, over; unconsciousness.
It's gonna be lights out for you, pal!
Hardy landed a picture perfect right uppercut square on Padilla's jaw. It was lights out for the formerly undefeated pugilist.
4
A decisive play.
No one could really stop him in the second half and he was lights-out in OHL playoffs.
adj
1
Done or performed in the dark because of a fully automated working environment. Often describes night shift or third shift work.
lights-out manufacturing
lights-out production
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (military) signal to turn the lights out
- taps
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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We were all expected to be in bed by lights-out.
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It's gonna be lights out for you, pal!
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Hardy landed a picture perfect right uppercut square on Padilla's jaw. It was lights out for the formerly undefeated pugilist.
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lights-out manufacturing
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lights-out production
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Their night shift is lights-out production. Their day shift handles tooling, setup, and staging to make sure that everything is ready for the next lights-out run.
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