1. additional information that helps explain or illuminate a main topic
2. small windows on the sides of a door or larger window
Usage: architecture
3. lights on the sides of a vehicle or ship
Usage: automotive; nautical

Examples

• The biography provided interesting sidelights on the author’s creative process.
• Her memoir offers fascinating sidelights into life during wartime.
• The front door featured decorative sidelights with stained glass panels.
• Natural light streamed through the sidelights flanking the entrance.
• The ship’s sidelights were clearly visible in the harbor.
• Check that your car’s sidelights are working before driving at night.
• The documentary included sidelights about the historical period that weren’t widely known.