sound-and-light show

noun

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Similarly, a sound-and-light show at a massacre memorial is questionable to say the least. Manavi Kapur, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2021 Thanks to the Cathedral Heritage Foundation, a large-scale sound-and-light show designed by a British company, Luxmuralis, will be projected on the granite walls of the church for three nights this month. Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020 If that sound-and-light show doesn’t work, then comes a short, sharp brake to snap you out of your stupor. Richard Stevenson, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Sep. 2011

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of sound-and-light show was in 1967

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“Sound-and-light show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound-and-light%20show. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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