floodlight
Night game necessity
A floodlight is a powerful lamp that casts broad, intense illumination over a wide area.
Floodlights illuminate outdoor spaces—stadiums, parking lots, building facades, construction sites.
To floodlight is to illuminate with such lights: The cathedral was floodlit at night.
Figuratively, to turn the floodlights on something is to subject it to intense scrutiny.
Fierce stare or brightness
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- blindingPainfully intense light
- intenseExtreme in degree
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
luminous · radiant · beaming · harsh · powerful · megawatt · halogen · LED
Structural support member
- glowSteady, soft light
- washClean using liquid
- poolCollective fund or basin
- coneTapered solid, circular base
sweep · coverage · cast · throw · spread · spill · bathe · drench
Venue for contests
- pitchFrequency of sound
- fieldArea of specialty
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
- matchGame between opponents
game · kickoff · halftime · grandstand · bleachers · scoreboard · replay · broadcast
Systematic observation of subjects
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- patrolRegular surveillance route
deterrent · alarm · guard · monitoring · detection · trespass · property · driveway
Brush clean with broom
- scanBrief visual sweep
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- policeCivil law enforcement
- manhuntSearch for a suspect
rescue · signal · emergency · maritime · lighthouse · watchtower · antiaircraft · wartime
Designated location
- craneLifter or wader
- roadworkStreet repair activities
- contractorHired construction professional
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
portable · tower · tripod · temporary · safety · OSHA · high-visibility · excavation
Concentrated illumination source
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- productionMaking or generating something
- concertLive musical performance
- performanceCarrying out a task
rig · technician · gel · filter · PAR · dimmer · board · cue
glare
Fierce stare or brightness
brilliant · luminous · radiant · beaming · harsh · powerful · megawatt · halogen · LED · incandescent
beam
Structural support member
cone · sweep · coverage · cast · throw · spread · spill · bathe · drench · saturate
arena
Venue for contests
match · game · kickoff · halftime · grandstand · bleachers · scoreboard · replay · broadcast · televised
surveillance
Systematic observation of subjects
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- intruderUnauthorized person present
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
patrol · deterrent · alarm · guard · monitoring · detection · trespass · property · driveway · warehouse
sweep
Brush clean with broom
- scanBrief visual sweep
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- policeCivil law enforcement
manhunt · rescue · signal · emergency · maritime · lighthouse · watchtower · antiaircraft · wartime · escapee
site
Designated location
- craneLifter or wader
- roadworkStreet repair activities
- contractorHired construction professional
generator · portable · tower · tripod · temporary · safety · OSHA · high-visibility · excavation · scaffolding
spotlight
Concentrated illumination source
- theatricalExaggeratedly emotional for effect
- productionMaking or generating something
- concertLive musical performance
performance · rig · technician · gel · filter · PAR · dimmer · board · cue · blackout
- lighting termsdimming, LED bulb, brightening, incandescent bulb, spotlight
- outdoor lightingstadium lights, string lights, security lights, spotlight, lamp post
- perimeter securitychain-link fence, barbed wire, razor wire, electric fence, security gate
- halogen lightspotlight, projector lamp
- light towersmast, spotlight, telescoping pole, outriggers, outrigger
- lightsunlight, shine, rays, moonlight, beam
floodlightspotlight
Concentrated illumination source
laser · penlight · flashlight · reading lamp · desk lamp
floodlightconcealment
Act of hiding something
cover · shadow · obscurity · veil · hiddenness