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JACKLIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does jacklight mean?
• JACKLIGHT (noun)
The noun JACKLIGHT has 1 sense:
1. a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night
Familiarity information: JACKLIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
• JACKLIGHT (verb)
The verb JACKLIGHT has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: JACKLIGHT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("jacklight" is a kind of...):
light; light source (any device serving as a source of illumination)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Hunt with a jacklight
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
jack; jacklight
Hypernyms (to "jacklight" is one way to...):
hunt; hunt down; run; track down (pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals))
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
In the summer they like to go out and jacklight
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