Meaning

• The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.

• A light source that simulates daylight.

• (photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.

• The period of time between sunrise and sunset.

  "We should get home while it's still daylight."

• Daybreak.

  "We had only two hours to work before daylight."

• Exposure to public scrutiny.

  "Budgeting a spy organization can't very well be done in daylight."

• A clear, open space.

  "All small running backs instinctively run to daylight."

• (machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.

  "The minimum and maximum daylights on an injection molding machine determines the sizes of the items it can make."

• Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.

  "We completely agree. There's no daylight between us on the issue."

Meaning

• To expose to daylight

• To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.

• To allow light in, as by opening drapes.

• (landscaping) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.

• To gain exposure to the open.

  "The seam of coal daylighted at a cliff by the river."