floodlight

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
verb illuminate with floodlights

From flood + light.

The globe is equipped with huge floodlights and excellent cameras. — Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930, Various
His smooth skin, under which the rounded muscles rolled easily, gleamed white beneath the glare of the floodlight. — Astounding Stories, August, 1931, Various
* * *”[C5-57] In the lobby of the third floor, television cameramen set up two large cameras and floodlights in strategic positions that gave them a sweep of the corridor in either direction. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission

flood, flood lamp, photoflood

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