lights-out

See also: lights out

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪts.aʊt/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

lights-out (uncountable)

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.

Translations

the time at night at which artificial lights are to be turned off, a curfew or bedtime

• Czech: večerka (cs) f
• French: couvre-feu (fr) m (military)
• Hungarian: villanyoltás (hu), lámpaoltás (hu)

the prescribed bedtime for persons living in a boarding school or staying in a hospital

• Czech: večerka (cs) f
• Hungarian: villanyoltás (hu), lámpaoltás (hu)

See also

• out like a light
• curfew