I. -ˌlīt noun
Date: 1922
1.
a. : artificial illumination in a broad beam
b. : a source of such illumination
2. : a lighting unit for projecting a broad beam of light
II. transitive verb
( flood·lit -ˌlit ; also -light·ed ; -light·ing )
Date: 1923
: to illuminate by means of one or more floodlights