floodlit
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3.7
- adjective
- /ˈflʌdˌlɪt/
:
iluminado
- The stadium looks stunning when floodlit for the evening game.
Examples
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The Honda's tyres crackle on the gravel drive, which leads to a floodlit yellow stone country house.
Fiction book (1998) -
A floodlit tennis court.
Fiction book (1998) -
The building is floodlit by ground spots.
Fiction book (1997) -
After entering the United States, we would have to stop again at one of the floodlit checkpoints set up on the major highways.
Academic text (2011) -
Up on a hillside is a neon sign and a floodlit castle tower.
Fiction book (1995) -
Glass-encased, floodlit skyscrapers tower above them.
Academic text (2011) -
Atmospheric blue lighting and a floodlit pool are the backdrop for parties hosted by international and local DJs.
Blog text (14) -
A huge national flag flew from a towering brass pole, looking very impressive when floodlit at night.
Academic text (2004) -
A little band began to play somewhere as Stef slowly retraced his steps, out of the square and up to a floodlit gate in the Kremlin wall.
Fiction book (2000) -
The view from Cityfront Plaza down Pioneer Court to the great, floodlit towers of the Wrigley Building and Annex is one of Chicago's great vistas, but in the current design, it barely registers.
Blog text (2)
Synonyms
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1.0
Full of strong light that makes a place easy to see
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2.6
A place that has plenty of electric light
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4.2
Having light behind so an object looks bright or glowing
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4.6
Lit by the light of a fire
Lit by very bright lights at night
Lit up by electric lights so it can be seen at night
Made bright by lamps or electric bulbs
Having enough light to see easily
A place that has light from a lamp
Having a small light in a glass box on top
Light from torches makes a place look warm with flickering shadows
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
floodlit = floodlight (transparent) = flood + light + ed
Formed by adding the adjectival/past participle suffix '-ed' to the readily recognisable noun 'floodlight', yielding 'lit by floodlights'.
Etymology
The word floodlit comes from the idea of 'flooding' a place with light: flood means a large flow and lit comes from light, meaning 'made bright'. So a floodlit place is covered by strong artificial light.