FLOODLIGHT

flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood

(noun) light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography

floodlight

(verb) illuminate with floodlights

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

floodlight (plural floodlights)

A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood

(chiefly, in the plural) Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.

Hypernyms

• light

Verb

floodlight (third-person singular simple present floodlights, present participle floodlighting, simple past and past participle floodlighted or floodlit)

(transitive) To enlighten or illuminate with floodlight(s).

Source: Wiktionary



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6 October 2024

DATELESS

(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”


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