LIGHTS OUT Definition & Meaning

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lights out

noun

Chiefly Military. a signal, usually by drum or bugle, that all or certain camp or barracks lights are to be extinguished for the night.
bedtime.

lights out

noun

the time when those resident at an institution, such as soldiers in barracks or children at a boarding school, are expected to retire to bed
a fanfare or other signal indicating or signifying this

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of lights out¹

First recorded in 1865–70

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Lights out for the race is at at 16:00 BST on 13 April.

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Then it would probably be lights out at about 10:30 p.m.

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As a solo artist, he notched several hits, including “Lights Out” and “Come as You Are.”

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Over three seasons in the Dodgers farm system, the fast-rising slugger has hit the lights out at every stop, racking up 49 total home runs, 168 RBIs, a .273 batting average and a .930 OPS.

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Afterward, just before mandatory lights out, Gi-hun devises a plan.

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