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FLOODLIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: floodlit   

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

flood; flood lamp; floodlight; photoflood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("floodlight" is a kind of...):

light; light source (any device serving as a source of illumination)

Holonyms ("floodlight" is a part of...):

photographic equipment (equipment used by a photographer)

Derivation:

floodlight (illuminate with floodlights)

 II. (verb) 

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Meaning:

Illuminate with floodlights

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "floodlight" is one way to...):

illume; illuminate; illumine; light; light up (make lighter or brighter)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

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

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