flood light

Outdoor security beam

A flood light is a broad-beamed artificial light that illuminates a large area, used for outdoor spaces like sports fields, parking lots, and building exteriors: The stadium flood lights turned night into day.

The verb means to illuminate with such lights: They flood lit the construction site for the night shift.

Also spelled as one word: floodlight.

Related

illumination · glare · brightness · security · security camera · outdoor · parking lot · bulb · lamp · fixture · night · parking · arena · sports field · stage · wattage · mounted · electric

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Opposites
illumination coverage/spread

flood lightspotlight

Concentrated illumination source

spot light · laser · track light · task light · reading lamp

light intensity/quality

flood lightsoft light

Gentle, diffused illumination

ambient light · mood lighting · candlelight · twilight · night light

presence of illumination

flood lightdarkness

Total absence of light

blackout · shadow · pitch black · dimness · obscurity

Family

floodlight, floodlights, floodlighting

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G