/ ˈflʌdlaɪt; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
[ usually pl. ] a large powerful lamp, used for lighting sports grounds, theatre stages and the outside of buildings :
a match played under floodlights
► flood·light·ing noun [ U ]:
The floodlighting had been turned off.
■ verb
( flood·lit , flood·lit / -lɪt; NAmE /) [ vn ] [ usually passive ] to light a place or a building using floodlights :
The swimming pool is floodlit in the evenings.
floodlit tennis courts