1. lights-out - Noun
2. lights-out - Verb
(military) signal to turn the lights out
a prescribed bedtime
Source: WordNetlights out
the psyche has been burned and left us senseless, the world has been darker than lights-out in a closet full of hungry bats, and the whiskey and wine entered our veins when blood was too weak to carry on. Charles Bukowski
Ackley was lights out from all over the court, finishing with a game-high 32 points for Oneida Nation (16-0 overall, 11-0 in the M&O). Source: Internet
Habituated from years of flipping hard-wired switches, many users (or their children) will instinctively use the wall switch to turn the lights out when they leave a room. Source: Internet
His policy was to whip slaves if they did not meet daily work quotas he set for pounds of cotton to be picked and other goals. citation Northup wrote that the sounds of whipping were heard every day on Epps' plantation, from sundown until lights out. Source: Internet
March 28, 2020 marked thirteen years since the first lights out event occurred in Sydney, Australia. Source: Internet
And although it turned out to be in a loss, Fowler had a lights-out performance last Tuesday. Source: Internet