floodlight

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noun

flood·​light ˈfləd-ˌlīt 

1

a

: artificial illumination in a broad beam

b

: a source of such illumination

2

: a lighting unit for projecting a broad beam of light

floodlight

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verb

floodlit ˈfləd-ˌlit  also floodlighted; floodlighting

transitive verb

: to illuminate by means of one or more floodlights

Examples of floodlight in a Sentence

Noun

The yard was lit by floodlights.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Photos provided by the Mesa Police Department showed the worker wearing a yellow shirt, seated on a metal panel on the towering stadium floodlight. —Laura Gersony, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025

The Eagles must now play all of their home games during the day because turning on the floodlights where the birds have their nest could hurt them. —Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025

Verb

Imagine floodlighting as literally putting your relationship under the spotlight—even when the other party or the relationship itself might not be ready for such harsh, uncompromising attention. —Meg Walters, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2025

That year, the top 30 floors of the Empire State Building were floodlighted for the first time, to mark the opening of the New York World’s Fair in Queens. —Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 26 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1923, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for floodlight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

floodlight

noun

flood·​light

-ˌlīt

1

: artificial light in a broad beam

2

: a light that gives a broad beam

floodlight verb