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floodlight
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun floodlight has 1 sense
- floodlight(n = noun.artifact) flood, flood lamp, photoflood - light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography; Array is a kind of light, light source
is a part of photographic equipment
Derived form verb floodlight1
Verb floodlight has 1 sense
- floodlight(v = verb.change) Array - illuminate with floodlights; Array is one way to illume, illuminate, illumine, light, light up
Derived form noun floodlight1
Sample sentences:
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
floodlight, n. & v.
--n.
1 a large powerful light (usu. one of several) to illuminate a building, sportsground, stage, etc.
2 the illumination so provided.
--v.tr. illuminate with floodlight.
--n.
1 a large powerful light (usu. one of several) to illuminate a building, sportsground, stage, etc.
2 the illumination so provided.
--v.tr. illuminate with floodlight.
THESAURUS
floodlight
arc, arc light, beacon, brighten, brighten up, color filter, dimmer, enlighten, floats, flood, flood with light, footlights, foots, gelatin, highlight, illume, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, klieg light, light, light plot, light up, lighten, lights, limelight, luminate, marquee, medium, overshine, relume, relumine, shed light upon, shine upon, spot, spotlight, throw light upon
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