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IDIOT LIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does idiot light mean?
• IDIOT LIGHT (noun)
The noun IDIOT LIGHT has 1 sense:
1. a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)
Familiarity information: IDIOT LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("idiot light" is a kind of...):
red light; warning light (a cautionary sign of danger)
Holonyms ("idiot light" is a part of...):
board; control board; control panel; instrument panel; panel (electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices)
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