uplight

American  

[uhp-lahyt] / ˈʌpˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a lamp, often a light bulb set in a cylinder or other container, placed on the floor so that a beam of light lights is directed upward.

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Etymology

Origin of uplight

First recorded in 1980–85; up- + light ¹

Example Sentences

In-ground uplight luminaires aimed into a flowering tree or hidden among an artistically pruned hedge increases visibility while accentuating those landscape features.

From Seattle Times

A small spotlight built into the wall, a plug-in uplight or a clip-on spotlight can make cards, athletic jerseys or antique photos shine.

From Seattle Times

Put an uplight on the tree, so that people focus first on that part of the landscape.

From Seattle Times

First time around, the ship was a claustrophobic confine whose crew would look tense and unwell in that stark uplight that seemed to beam off every work surface.

From The Guardian

They say me: —Thou shinest a light to mankind * With thy lore      as the night which the Moon doth uplight!

From Project Gutenberg

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