floodlight

[fluhd-lahyt]

noun

1. an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.

2. a lamp or projector that produces such a light.

verb (used with object)

floodlighted, floodlit, floodlighting. 

1. to light up or illuminate with a floodlight.

floodlight

/ ˈflʌdˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a broad intense beam of artificial light, esp as used in the theatre or to illuminate the exterior of buildings

2. the lamp or source producing such light

verb

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of floodlight¹

First recorded in 1920–25; flood + light ¹

Example Sentences

Two of England's training sessions - Monday and Wednesday - will be under floodlights.

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Albert Xhediku, 34, received the fatal shock from a floodlight when he went to retrieve a football at the Mountbatten centre in Portsmouth.

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In the days after August 13, the East Germans fortified the border with watchtowers and bright floodlights—just like a prison.

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And then she noticed that across the station, every floodlight was illuminated.

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The game began with the floodlights on, leaden skies overhead and the expectation that rain was inevitable, so it was something of a surprise when Sri Lanka opted to bat first.

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Related Words

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• ignite 
• kindle 
• light up 
• put on 
• shine 
• turn on