flood lamp
- noun
- /flʌd læmp/
:
foco de inundación
- The flood lamp illuminated the entire backyard, making it perfect for evening gatherings.
- light from a flood lamp
Examples
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A pair of 500-watt photo-flood lamps with a 100-degree angle.
Academic text (1993) -
Photographers often use flood lamps to capture bright and clear images during outdoor shoots.
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The stadium's flood lamps ensured that the players could be seen clearly even after sunset.
Synonyms
9
3.4
A very bright light that shines over a large area, like a stadium
9
6.3
A bright lamp with a wide beam used to light a stage or set
A lamp that gives very bright light for taking photos or filming
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'flood' (to fill or cover, here extended to light) modifies 'lamp', yielding a lamp that 'floods' an area with light, so the sense 'broad, even illumination' is derivable from the parts. This modifier+head pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can reasonably infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name flood lamp comes from the image of light 'flooding' a place like water: a lamp that sends out a wide flood of light over an area. That's why it means 'a powerful lamp that lights up a large area'.