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Very light

noun
🔊/ˈvɪeri laɪt/
🔊/ˈveri laɪt/
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  1. a bright coloured light that is fired from a gun as a signal from a ship that it needs help（船上发出的）求援信号弹
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: named after Edward W. Very (1847–1910), American naval officer.