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floodlit

/ˈflʌdlɪt/adjective

उच्चारण फ़्लड्लिट

फ़्लडलाइट से रोशन, तेज़ रोशनी से जगमगाता

Core word

adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    lit at night by floodlights

    फ़्लडलाइट से रोशन, तेज़ रोशनी से जगमगाता

    • The match will be played at a floodlit stadium.
    • The floodlit Taj Mahal looked magical.
    • The floodlit court was packed with fans.
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    • They played a floodlit night match in December.
    • A floodlit fort shone against the dark sky.

    Synonyms illuminated lit up

    Opposite unlit dark

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

floodlit + noun

Before a noun, it describes a place lit at night by strong lamps.

Noun से पहले यह उस स्थान का वर्णन करता है जो रात में तेज़ बत्तियों से रोशन हो।

  • The floodlit stadium was full of fans.
  • They walked past the floodlit fort.

be + floodlit

After be, it describes the state of a building, ground or monument at night.

'Be' के बाद यह रात में किसी इमारत, मैदान या स्मारक की स्थिति बताता है।

  • The Red Fort is floodlit on Independence Day.
  • The pitch is not floodlit.

floodlit (past participle)

It is also the past participle of floodlight, used in the passive.

यह floodlight का past participle भी है और passive में आता है।

  • The cathedral was floodlit for the carol service.

floodlit vs floodlighted

Both are correct past forms of floodlight; floodlit is more common in British English.

Floodlight के दोनों past रूप सही हैं; ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में floodlit अधिक आम है।

  • The building was floodlit (or floodlighted) for the occasion.
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floodlit + noun

stadiumpitchgroundfortmatch

  • The floodlit pitch looked beautiful at night.

brightly / beautifully + floodlit

brightlybeautifullyfullydramatically

  • The temple was beautifully floodlit during Diwali.

floodlit + event

finalgameconcertparadenight

  • The floodlit concert drew a big crowd.

verb + floodlit

bestaylookremain

  • The monument remains floodlit until midnight.

floodlit + building

palacetempletowergatebridge

  • The floodlit gate of the old city welcomed the visitors.
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  • The floodlit minaret could be seen from the other side of the river.

floodlights से रोशन मीनार नदी के दूसरे किनारे से दिख रही थी।

  • Radhika loves watching cricket on a floodlit ground.

राधिका को floodlights की रोशनी वाले मैदान में क्रिकेट देखना पसंद है।

  • The town square is floodlit throughout the festival.

पूरे त्योहार के दौरान नगर चौक floodlights से रोशन रहता है।

  • A floodlit match is more exciting because the dew affects the ball.

floodlights वाला मैच अधिक रोमांचक होता है क्योंकि ओस गेंद पर असर डालती है।

  • Only the floodlit part of the garden was safe to walk in.

बगीचे का केवल रोशन हिस्सा ही चलने के लिए सुरक्षित था।

  • The floodlit bridge over the river is a favourite spot for photographers.

नदी पर बना रोशन पुल फ़ोटोग्राफरों की पसंदीदा जगह है।

  • After sunset, the floodlit palace shone like gold.

सूर्यास्त के बाद floodlights से रोशन महल सोने की तरह चमक उठा।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ The ground was floodlighted yesterday night by the council.

✓ The ground was floodlit last night by the council.

Yesterday night is not standard English; say last night.

'Yesterday night' मानक अंग्रेज़ी नहीं है; 'last night' कहें।

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