first light

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first light

noun firstlight

uncountable The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn. At first light on Wednesday, January 28, 17 aircraft, two helicopters and a fleet of police, navy and civilian boats spread out to cover the Coral Sea.
Similar: break of day, daybreak, dayspring, dawn, cockcrow
uncountable The first use of a telescope or other instrument to capture an astronomical image.

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@misc{first_light_2026,
  title = {first light},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/first%20light},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}