electric light
Americannoun
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an incandescent lamp.
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the light produced by such a lamp.
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Growth was spurred by the Citroen C3, Citroen C3 Aircross, Opel Frontera and Fiat Grande Panda, as well as the new Fiat 500 Hybrid, Jeep Compass and electric light commercial vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Festivities feature devotional songs, decorative structures called “pandals,” burning of incense and electric light displays depicting stories from Buddha’s life.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 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
The period saw huge advances in science and technology, including the first use of electric light in a home just six years earlier in 1881.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2023
Most of the houses around us were no better than the ones in Macún, but there was running water into the kitchen and electric light bulbs in the middle of every room.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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