electric light
Americannoun
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an incandescent lamp.
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the light produced by such a lamp.
Example Sentences
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After the advent of Thomas Edison’s electric light, his refineries shifted toward producing gasoline for Ford’s automobiles and asphalt for the new highways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
It was late at night and Tala remembers being amazed by the electric light.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2024
The program’s name — Ghost Light — refers to the single electric light left on in unoccupied theaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2023
Looking up at the low, cobwebbed ceiling, from which an electric light hung, she said, “It needs a vent up there.”
From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022
Then it came to her: She was looking at an electric light.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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