lights-out

• Nom désignant l'heure fixée pour aller se coucher ou le signal militaire ordonnant d'éteindre les lumières.

A noun referring to a designated time for going to bed, or a military signal indicating that lights must be turned off.

indénombrable

1. Prescribed bedtimeB1formal

   A designated time when lights must be turned off, typically for sleep, especially in institutions like schools or camps.

   Heure du coucher (avec extinction des feux)

   • Lights-out at the summer camp is at 10 PM.
   • The dormitory enforces a strict lights-out policy.
   • After lights-out, no talking is allowed in the hallways.

   Synonymesbedtimecurfew

2. Military signalB2formal

   A signal, often a bugle call or command, indicating that all lights must be extinguished for the night.

   Extinction des feux

   • The bugler played the lights-out call at sunset.
   • After lights-out, the soldiers were confined to their barracks.
   • The commanding officer announced lights-out over the intercom.