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floodlight

[fluhd-lahyt] / ˈflʌdˌlaɪt /
NOUN
flood lamp
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Janke, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Phoenix division, said that there were details about an Apple Watch and a floodlight, but declined to go into specifics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026

The task has been compared to photographing a thin cloud of cigarette smoke beside a blinding stadium floodlight from several kilometers away.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 6, 2025

In a step towards that, McIlroy and fellow PGA Tour superstar Scottie Scheffler played against LIV Golf pair DeChambeau and Koepka in a floodlight exhibition match in December.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2025

“As part of these efforts, the earlier kickoff time will enable the club to discern whether significant savings can be made on floodlight usage and other energy costs.”

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2022

Werner feels Dr. Hauptmann’s attention on him like a floodlight.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

After monitoring practice, debriefing his team and entertaining sponsors under the floodlights, he winds down for bed around 3:30 a.m., which is 9:30 p.m. back in central Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The birds, in turn, are accustomed to floodlights for the "penguin parade" tourist attraction, as well as being periodically handled by veterinarian scientists for monitoring of their health.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

He said he used to dream of stars when he was in prison but he rarely got a good view of them because of the light pollution from floodlights at HMP Frankland.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

That night floodlights illuminated Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament for the first time since 1939.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Rather than go back to Pagoda Pizza to eat, I circle the parking lot and find a darkened spot between floodlights.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

They have swimming pools hooded against the noonday sun and athletic fields floodlighted for night play.

From Time Magazine Archive

On winter nights its 105-ft.-tall crown framed the floodlighted White House portico, its graceful branches seeming to cradle the mansion.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wang's last years, in his high-walled, floodlighted Nanking palace, brought him much that he wanted: power, pomp, wealth.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then the trotters were brought to the big city, presented to the racing public at night in big, new floodlighted tracks, and built up to a major sporting enterprise.

From Time Magazine Archive

They was enough of them zinging around over the ring to make it look like it was floodlighted.

From Hoiman and the Solar Circuit by Gordon Dewey

But in a competition littered with crashes, Choi produced a stunning performance under intense pressure as the snow swirled down on the floodlit venue.

From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026

Beijing 2022 bronze medallist Murase, 21, led the 12-strong field after the first run at the floodlit Livigno Snow Park, with a score of 89.75.

From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026

Australia's only defeat in 14 floodlit Tests came at the Gabba, a shock loss to West Indies in 2024.

From BBC ● Dec. 2, 2025

Australia have traditionally held their floodlit Tests in Adelaide, events that have proved popular with fans.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025

Harry squinted around on the floodlit ground for signs of more spiders, but they had all scuttled away from the glare of the headlights.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling

But more than 25 years later two brothers, William and Hugh MacDonald, paid for floodlighting to be installed for a second time at the Telford Street ground.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2023

Measures range from tweaking office temperature levels and reducing night-time floodlighting of public buildings to telling people to take shorter and colder showers, or forego neckties to stay cooler.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

British Home Secretary Theresa May and French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve visited the tunnel Thursday and announced plans for a “substantial” increase in security guards, higher fences, surveillance cameras, floodlighting and infrared detection technology.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 20, 2015

Developers across the country have responded to the drop in prices by abandoning the longstanding practice of floodlighting construction sites and working around the clock.

From New York Times ● May 24, 2012

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From Dawn of a New Day by Shoghi Effendi


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