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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

Albert Xhediku, 34, received the fatal shock from a floodlight when he went to retrieve a football at the Mountbatten centre in Portsmouth.

From BBC Nov. 18, 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

Although it might actually be the neighbor’s motion-activated floodlight.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

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

As night began to fall, search and rescue teams lit large floodlights to continue their search for the missing, while police and military officers dispersed the hundreds of onlookers for fear of another strike.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

He was better at physics than he was at predictions but I reckon he would have calculated that the floodlights will inspire Leeds again - but City will still come out on top.

From BBC Feb. 26, 2026

The painstaking pop production that earned the song a record of the year nomination was jettisoned, with Gaga screaming the hook against a blinding array of floodlights.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2026

However, the roof of the control tower had no floodlights at all.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

While much of the entertainment is free, tickets are required for such events as the rock concert in Princes Street Gardens, which will have a floodlighted Edinburgh Castle as its backdrop.

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

At dusk 100 bagpipers marched from the hills toward a 13-ft. by 20-ft. replica of a Scottish castle floodlighted and surrounded by artificial fog -- and that was just the dinner announcement.

From Time Magazine Archive

On a stage set at the base of the floodlighted Washington Monument, Franklin Delano Roosevelt last week addressed 65,000 listeners massed on the slick green lawns of Washington's Sylvan Theatre.

From Time Magazine Archive

No nation has ever been so floodlighted by world opinion as the United States is today.

From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)

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

Only Mitchell Starc has taken more wickets in floodlit Tests than Cummins.

From BBC Dec. 3, 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

He added that the government had pledged £40m to improve prison security, including enhanced CCTV, new windows and floodlighting.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2025

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

Finishing touches installation stained glass windows drum octagon removal scaffolding exterior interior edifice interior calcimining dome drum octagon tuckpointing cleaning floodlighting entire structure completed synchronizing closing weeks glorious twelvemonth annals Holy Faith.

From Dawn of a New Day by Shoghi Effendi




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