Meaning

2 senses
  1. A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood

    The floodlights bathed her in a pool of light.

    Flutlicht

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

    Flutlicht

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

Examples

4 sentences
  1. The floodlights lit up the whole stadium.

    deDie Scheinwerfer erleuchteten das ganze Stadion.

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  2. Yanni's backyard is well lit with floodlights.

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  3. New dressing rooms were built and floodlights installed.

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  4. The floodlights turn on automatically.

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Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
a projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood:

Origin

From flood + light.

From flood + light.

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Forms

plural: floodlights
Singularfloodlight
Pluralfloodlights

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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