floodlight

[fluhd-lahyt]

noun

an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
a lamp or projector that produces such a light.

verb (used with object), flood·light·ed or flood·lit, flood·light·ing.

to light up or illuminate with a floodlight.

Origin of floodlight

First recorded in 1920–25; flood + light¹

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Examples from the Web for flood-light

Historical Examples of flood-light

He has made a plan for sending this flood-light to every one in every part of the earth.
Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation
S. D. Gordon
The light of the Sun pales without, as the flood-light of that inner world breaks upon the eye.
The Spirit of God As Fire
D. Mortimore

British Dictionary definitions for flood-light

floodlight

noun

a broad intense beam of artificial light, esp as used in the theatre or to illuminate the exterior of buildings
the lamp or source producing such light

verb -lights, -lighting or -lit

(tr) to illuminate by or as if by a floodlight

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