flood lamp

noun
a floodlight.

Origin:
1915–20

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flood lamp

noun
light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography [syn: flood
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Flood lamp is always a great word to know.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
As that beam angle shrinks down, you go from a flood lamp down to more of spot lamp.
We exit the car, our breaths fogging in the chill, and stroll to a flood lamp high on the sidewall.
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