floodlight
noun
an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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Some of the white players on the squad started inviting me to their homes during the week, where they had floodlit courts.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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