flood•light
Pronunciation: (flud'līt"), [key]
— n., v., -light•ed -lit, -light•ing.
—n.
- an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area.
- a lamp or projector that produces such a light.
—v.t.
- to light up or illuminate with a floodlight.
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