klieg light

noun

variants or kleig light
: a carbon arc lamp used especially in making motion pictures

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The Santor scam, which plays into the global arms race around tax incentives, shines a klieg light on the often opaque realm of film finance. Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025 With college football’s klieg lights trained on playoff expansion, NIL sanity, revenue sharing and the fast-approaching season — kickoff is just two weeks away — a small group of administrators is planning to overhaul the way the sport goes about its business. Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2025 Tonight the castle was lit up like a movie set with klieg lights and scores of Cinecittà extras vamping as cardinals. Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 15 July 2025 All that work will be more easily and quickly done away from Wall Street’s klieg lights. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for klieg light

Word History

Etymology

John H. Kliegl †1959 & Anton T. Kliegl †1927 German-born American lighting experts

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of klieg light was in 1919

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“Klieg light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klieg%20light. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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klieg light

noun
variants or kleig light
: a very bright lamp used in taking motion pictures

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