porch light
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2.1
- noun
- /pɔrtʃ laɪt/
:
luz del porche
- I flipped on the porch light, threw open the door, and saw him standing there.
- turn on the porch light
- leave the porch light
- flick on the porch light
I got up, I walked outside and there was like a porch light and I looked at my arm and it was just fucking.
- I got up, I walked outside and there was like a porch light and I looked at my arm and it was just fucking.
Examples
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My mother had left the porch light on for me.
Fiction book (2000) -
His Jeep was gone, and his porch light was on.
Fiction book (1995) -
I remember we had the porch light on.
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You just turn your porch light on.
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Well, as you know, we always leave the porch light on for you.
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I meant to leave the porch light on for you.
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It's dark, but as they near the door, a porch light comes on.
Fiction book (1993) -
Go to the back door and turn on the porch light again.
Fiction book (1996) -
Annie stood under the porch light and watched them walk away.
Fiction book (1995) -
We always leave the porch light on to welcome guests at night.
Synonyms
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3.7
A device on a ceiling or wall that holds and powers a light bulb
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3.4
A device fixed to a ceiling or wall that holds a lamp to give light
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Morphology
The meaning 'a light fixture on or near a porch' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'porch' (a covered area attached to a building) with 'light' (a lamp or bulb). This noun-noun compound follows a common location+object pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Porch light comes from the simple picture of a porch, the small covered entrance to a house, with a light above it to guide visitors to the door. That's why it means 'a light at the house entrance'.