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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.

Etymology

Origin of uplight

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

Example Sentences

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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 • May 12, 2022

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 • Feb. 3, 2022

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 • May 30, 2012

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

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

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