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floodlit

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flood·light  (fldlt)
n.
1. Artificial light in an intensely bright and broad beam.
2. A unit that produces a beam of intense light; a flood.
tr.v. flood·light·ed or flood·lit (-lt), flood·light·ing, flood·lights
To illuminate with a floodlight.
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Adj.1.floodlit - illuminated by means of floodlights; "the floodlit courtyard"
light - characterized by or emitting light; "a room that is light when the shutters are open"; "the inside of the house was airy and light"
Translations
Spanish floodlit [ˈflʌdlɪt] pt, pp of floodlight
adjiluminado

French floodlit [ˈflʌdlɪt] pt, pp of floodlight
adjilluminé(e)

German floodlit [ˈflʌdlɪt] flood pt, pp of floodlight
adj(mit Flutlicht) beleuchtet;
(building) → angestrahlt

Italian floodlit [ˈflʌdlɪt] pt, pp of floodlight
adjilluminato/a a giorno

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