💡 A bright lamp 💡 To light up

to floodlight

1 3.8

To light a large area with very bright lights, for example at a stadium

verb
/ˈflʌdˌlaɪt/

: iluminar

The concert organizers decided to floodlight the stage to create a vibrant atmosphere for the audience.

Examples

To enhance visibility for the game, the stadium management will floodlight the field before kickoff.
During the festival, they floodlight the park, making it feel magical even at night.
You got to get out there, drop a couple floodlights on the ground and get at your bag and root.
So it's essentially focus point that flashlight notice, use the floodlight redirect, get the juggler to do its job.
And in April, the UK Parliament passed a law declaring exterior floodlighting a "statutory nuisance."

Academic text (2006)

Synonyms

to light up

vsto floodlight

201 2.5

Begin to shine or make something begin to shine, for example by burning

relies on powerful electric lamps to cover wide outdoor spaces instead of local glow

to shine

vsto floodlight

85 1.0

To point a light at something so you can see it

uses broad high intensity lamps to light wide zones rather than single spots

to illuminate

vsto floodlight

53 4.1

To make something bright or visible with light

uses large powerful lamps aimed to cover wide outdoor areas

to beam

vsto floodlight

38 3.0

To shine brightly and send light in a certain direction

uses wider flatter lamps to cover large areas rather than narrow streams

Antonyms

to darken

38 3.3

Make or become less bright, for example a room

How Bright

to blaze

27 3.4

dazzle

4 5.6

to floodlight

1 3.8

to illuminate

53 4.1

Surface Forms

floodlight infinitive

floodlighted past

floodlighted past participle

floodlighting present participle

floodlights third person singular

Etymology

Floodlight as a verb comes from the idea of 'flooding' a place with light, like pouring water over it. So to floodlight something means to shine very strong light over it so a large area is lit.