klieg light

noun

variants or kleig light
: a carbon arc lamp used especially in making motion pictures

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Fresh from the United States, they were shoved onto buses and hauled into the prison under blinding klieg lights. Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025 But the young actor isn’t the star that lights up Gladiator II like a legion of klieg lights — that would be Denzel Washington. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024 Dayton Avenue was still closed for a block a couple of days after the election and the security staff on duty had yet to pack up and fold their klieg lights and break down their Checkpoint Charlie huts and move all the vehicles. Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024 Most makers who identified with the independent label toiled in the shadows, far from the klieg lights that shone on their name-brand competitors. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for klieg light

Word History

Etymology

John H. Kliegl †1959 & Anton T. Kliegl †1927 German-born American lighting experts

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of klieg light was in 1919

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“Klieg light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klieg%20light. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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klieg light

noun
variants or kleig light
: a very bright lamp used in taking motion pictures

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