flood-light

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fluhd lahyt]
- /flʌd laɪt/
- /flʌd laɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fluhd lahyt]
- /flʌd laɪt/

Definitions of flood-light word

noun flood-light an artificial light so directed or diffused as to give a comparatively uniform illumination over a rather large given area. 1
noun flood-light a lamp or projector that produces such a light. 1
verb with object flood-light to light up or illuminate with a floodlight. 1

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Origin of flood-light

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25; flood + light1

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Parts of speech for Flood-light

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Flood-light

flood-light popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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