floodlight
/ˈflʌdlaɪt/noun
उच्चारण फ़्लड्लाइट
फ़्लडलाइट, तेज़ रोशनी वाली बड़ी बत्ती
Core word
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[C, usually plural]
a large powerful light, used to light sports grounds, theatres and the outside of buildings
फ़्लडलाइट, तेज़ रोशनी वाली बड़ी बत्ती
- The day-night match was played under floodlights.
- The old fort looks beautiful under floodlights.
- Floodlights lit up the football ground.
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- The workers installed new floodlights around the sports field.
- A power cut plunged the floodlights into darkness during the match.
Synonyms spotlight searchlight arc light
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[T, usually passive] ~ sth
to light a building or place using floodlights
फ़्लडलाइट से रोशन करना
- The palace is floodlit every Sunday evening.
- a floodlit stadium
- The city floodlights its historic monuments during the festival.
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- The fort was floodlit in the colours of the national flag.
- Engineers will floodlight the bridge for the celebrations.
Synonyms illuminate light up
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
floodlight (noun, countable)
A floodlight is one powerful lamp; stadiums have many floodlights, usually on tall poles.
Floodlight एक शक्तिशाली बत्ती है; स्टेडियमों में ऊँचे खंभों पर कई floodlights होते हैं।
- The floodlights came on at six.
- A floodlight failed during the evening match.
under floodlights / under the lights
Matches played in the evening are said to be played under floodlights.
शाम को खेले जाने वाले मैचों के बारे में कहा जाता है कि वे floodlights के नीचे खेले गए।
- The final was played under floodlights.
floodlight + object (verb)
As a verb, floodlight means to light a place with strong lamps; the usual forms are floodlit or floodlighted.
क्रिया के रूप में 'floodlight' का अर्थ तेज़ बत्तियों से किसी स्थान को रोशन करना है; सामान्य रूप floodlit या floodlighted हैं।
- The council will floodlight the fort every night.
- The monument was floodlit for the festival.
floodlighting (uncountable noun)
The lights as a system, or the act of lighting with them, is called floodlighting.
बत्तियों की पूरी व्यवस्था या उनसे रोशन करने की क्रिया को 'floodlighting' कहते हैं।
- The floodlighting of the temple costs a lot of electricity.
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adjective + floodlight
powerfulbrightpowerful stadiumportablenew
- A portable floodlight helped the workers repair the road at night.
verb + floodlight
switch oninstallturn offfixuse
- They installed new floodlights at the school ground.
floodlight + noun
poletowermatchsystembulb
- A floodlight tower stands at each corner of the ground.
floodlight + preposition
under floodlightsby floodlightwith floodlights
- The kabaddi final was played by floodlight.
floodlight + verb
failflickerblazelight upgo out
- The floodlights flickered and then went out.
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- The village match continued under the glow of one floodlight.
गाँव का मैच एक floodlight की रोशनी में जारी रहा।
- Radhika watched the night match under bright floodlights.
राधिका ने तेज़ floodlights की रोशनी में रात का मैच देखा।
- The old fort is floodlighted every Republic Day.
पुराना किला हर गणतंत्र दिवस पर floodlights से जगमगाता है।
- A power cut turned off the floodlights and the game stopped.
बिजली जाने से floodlights बंद हो गईं और खेल रुक गया।
- The municipality plans to floodlight the main bridge.
नगरपालिका मुख्य पुल को floodlights से रोशन करने की योजना बना रही है।
- The cricket ground has four tall floodlights, one at each corner.
क्रिकेट मैदान में चार ऊँची floodlights हैं, हर कोने पर एक।
- Radhika stood in the glare of the floodlight while she took the photograph.
फ़ोटो खींचते समय राधिका floodlight की चकाचौंध में खड़ी थी।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The match was played in the floodlight.
✓ The match was played under floodlights.
Use under floodlights (plural) for evening matches.
शाम के मैचों के लिए 'under floodlights' (plural) का प्रयोग होता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
spotlight searchlight arc light illuminate light up
§Grammar and usage
The past tense and past participle are usually floodlit, as in 'a floodlit stadium', not 'floodlighted'.
इसका past tense और past participle आमतौर पर floodlit होता है, जैसे 'a floodlit stadium', 'floodlighted' नहीं।