floodlight
Americannoun
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an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
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a lamp or projector that produces such a light.
verb (used with object)
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floodlights,
present (3rd person singular)
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floodlit,
past participle, past
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floodlighted,
past participle, past
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floodlighting
present participle
noun
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a broad intense beam of artificial light, esp as used in the theatre or to illuminate the exterior of buildings
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the lamp or source producing such light
verb
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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floodlightsimple
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floodlightssimple
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have floodlightedperfect
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have floodlitperfect
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has floodlightedperfect
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has floodlitperfect
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am floodlightingprogressive
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are floodlightingprogressive
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is floodlightingprogressive
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have been floodlightingperfect progressive
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has been floodlightingperfect progressive
Past
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floodlightedsimple
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floodlitsimple
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had floodlightedperfect
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had floodlitperfect
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was floodlightingprogressive
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were floodlightingprogressive
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had been floodlightingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of floodlight
Example Sentences
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Janke, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix division, said that there were details about an Apple Watch and a floodlight, but declined to go into specifics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
The task has been compared to photographing a thin cloud of cigarette smoke beside a blinding stadium floodlight from several kilometers away.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2025
“As part of these efforts, the earlier kickoff time will enable the club to discern whether significant savings can be made on floodlight usage and other energy costs.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
The black version is my Apple HomeKit pick for the best smart floodlight camera.
From The Verge ● Sep. 1, 2022
Yes, she’s definitely being lit by their floodlight.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
The birds, in turn, are accustomed to floodlights for the "penguin parade" tourist attraction, as well as being periodically handled by veterinarian scientists for monitoring of their health.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The damp conditions under the floodlights exacerbated the difficulty of batting on a surface that has been uneven for most of this match.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
That night floodlights illuminated Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament for the first time since 1939.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Interestingly, Prem Rugby revealed last week that the power of floodlights would be one of the criteria that clubs need to meet on a more extensive checklist for the league's franchise-style future.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
I was not far from the fence when a whistle began to shriek and the floodlights went on.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
In the floodlighted group around the speakers' platform, an aisle opened and the crowd saw Presidential Nominee Dwight Eisenhower, square-shouldered, striding briskly.
From Time Magazine Archive
On a stage set at the base of the floodlighted Washington Monument, Franklin Delano Roosevelt last week addressed 65,000 listeners massed on the slick green lawns of Washington's Sylvan Theatre.
From Time Magazine Archive
Teruel's citizens staged an exuberant torchlight parade through the streets, and captured searchlights floodlighted captured buildings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then the trotters were brought to the big city, presented to the racing public at night in big, new floodlighted tracks, and built up to a major sporting enterprise.
From Time Magazine Archive
The rocket dome was floodlighted by the ship.
From Accidental Flight by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace
But in a competition littered with crashes, Choi produced a stunning performance under intense pressure as the snow swirled down on the floodlit venue.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Beijing 2022 bronze medallist Murase, 21, led the 12-strong field after the first run at the floodlit Livigno Snow Park, with a score of 89.75.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
Only Mitchell Starc has taken more wickets in floodlit Tests than Cummins.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025
"We were the first to bring in floodlit football and through Wolves, the first to bring European club teams over," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2024
We circled around the drive and pulled up by the wide floodlit entrance marked Emergency.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
He added that the government had pledged £40m to improve prison security, including enhanced CCTV, new windows and floodlighting.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Measures range from tweaking office temperature levels and reducing night-time floodlighting of public buildings to telling people to take shorter and colder showers, or forego neckties to stay cooler.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022
British Home Secretary Theresa May and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visited the tunnel Thursday and announced plans for a “substantial” increase in security guards, higher fences, surveillance cameras, floodlighting and infrared detection technology.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2015
But Mr. Dingman’s own style stands out: he uses it not just for melody and percussion but also for sound, in long, smoky chords beaming out like floodlighting.
From New York Times ● Jun. 20, 2011
Finishing touches installation stained glass windows drum octagon removal scaffolding exterior interior edifice interior calcimining dome drum octagon tuckpointing cleaning floodlighting entire structure completed synchronizing closing weeks glorious twelvemonth annals Holy Faith.
From Dawn of a New Day by Shoghi Effendi
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