strobe light

noun

: strobe

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The stunning performance closed with an intense dance party between Rosalía and her dancers as heavy synths, strobe lights, and electronic beats exploded around them, capturing the spirit of the club the song is named after. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2026 Celeste’s version of the tour is harshly minimalistic, all black-and-white strobe lights and profane on-screen text. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026 And lasting up to 40 minutes when activated, the alarm and strobe light’s battery life is impressive. Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026 Every Tuesday night for 15 years now, lovers of Haitian culture gather under strobe lights at a Lower East Side rooftop lounge to dance to kompa music from a variety of DJs. Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strobe light

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of strobe light was in 1947

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“Strobe light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strobe%20light. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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