light show

noun

: a kaleidoscopic display of colored lights, slides, and film loops

Examples of light show in a Sentence

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The 53-foot-tall digital tree is the tallest digital floating tree in North America and has a brand-new light show. Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024 Glowing lights to light shows In 2015, the empty Eloise complex on Michigan Avenue was listed for sale for $1.5 million. Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024 The approximately one-mile light show allows visitors to enjoy more than 100 installations depicting ice skating bears, jumping reindeer, a holiday golfer, howling wolves and more, all while sitting in their own vehicles listening to holiday songs on a closed-circuit radio station, organizers said. David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024 The lights will begin Friday and an accompanying musical light show will debut Dec. 8 and continue through Christmas. Jessica Boehm, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for light show 

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of light show was in 1966

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“Light show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20show. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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