arclights
Bright electric lamps
Arclights are powerful lamps that produce intense illumination by passing electrical current across a gap between two electrodes, creating a bright arc of light.
They were once standard in film production, theater, and searchlights.
The term often evokes old Hollywood glamour—stars captured under harsh, brilliant studio lighting: She dreamed of performing under the arclights.
Prolific American inventor
- VictorianOf a prim era
- electrificationConversion to powered systems
- inventionNew device or method
- gaslightDistort someone's reality
limelight · dynamo · Westinghouse · Tesla · patent · nineteenth-century · industrialization · streetlamp
Focused lamp for distance
- floodlightBroad outdoor illumination source
- beamStructural support member
- lampElectric light fixture
- bulbRounded storage organ
filament · electrode · glare · brilliance · luminosity · wattage · projection · intensity
Focused lamp for distance
- anti-aircraftWeapons targeting airborne threats
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- BlitzSwift intensive attack
- air-raidAerial bombing assault
defense · battery · night-sky · bomber · surveillance · naval · coastal · tracking
Raised performance platform
- footlightsLamps at stage edge
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
- performanceCarrying out a task
Broadway · auditorium · curtain · wings · rigging · dimmer · gel · backstage
Edison
Prolific American inventor
- VictorianOf a prim era
- electrificationConversion to powered systems
- inventionNew device or method
gaslight · limelight · dynamo · Westinghouse · Tesla · patent · nineteenth-century · industrialization · streetlamp · exhibition
searchlight
Focused lamp for distance
- floodlightBroad outdoor illumination source
- beamStructural support member
- lampElectric light fixture
bulb · filament · electrode · glare · brilliance · luminosity · wattage · projection · intensity · candlepower
searchlight
Focused lamp for distance
- anti-aircraftWeapons targeting airborne threats
- wartimePeriod of armed conflict
- BlitzSwift intensive attack
air-raid · defense · battery · night-sky · bomber · surveillance · naval · coastal · tracking · blackout
stage
Raised performance platform
- footlightsLamps at stage edge
- prosceniumTheater's architectural frame
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
performance · Broadway · auditorium · curtain · wings · rigging · dimmer · gel · backstage · cue
Hollywood
American film industry center
projector · studio · film · boulevard · klieg · publicity · red-carpet · paparazzi · glamour · starlet