lights-out (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

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English 2 senses of the word *lights-out*:
NOUN	time	lights-out	a prescribed bedtime
NOUN	communication	lights-out, taps	(military) signal to turn the lights out

Englishlights-out: 2 senses noun 1, time
Meaning	A prescribed bedtime.
Part of	night, nighttime, dark	The time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Broader	bedtime	The time you go to bed

Englishlights-out: 2 senses noun 2, communication
Meaning	(military) signal to turn the lights out.
Synonym	taps
Category	military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine	The military forces of a nation
Broader	bugle call	A signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle

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