abstract:A trouble light, also known as a rough service light or inspection lamp, is a special lamp used to illuminate obscure places and able to handle moderate abuse. The light bulb is housed in a protective cage and a handle that are molded to form a single unit.
The first sign of trouble was a tiny burst of light in the western sky over the United States.
VOA: special.2009.07.22
Rudolf was begining to feel trouble, then he saw a light house less than a kilometer's away.
VOA: special.2010.05.08
Its strategists were also intensely aware that some enemies to US interests might take a crisis in one part of the world that sucked in the US military to be a green light to start trouble in another.