holophote

 [hol-uh-foht, hoh-luh-]  

hol·o·phote

   [hol-uh-foht, hoh-luh-]
noun
an apparatus by which practically all the light from a lighthouse lamp or the like is thrown in a desired direction.
Origin:
1840–50; back formation from holophotal (holo- + -photal); see photic, -al1
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