arc light
arc light noun: a lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
Noun
arc light (plural arc lights)
- A lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- With one, last desperate lurch, the lorry cleared the tracks, disappearing out of the arclights, into the darkness; and then there was silence...1987, Martin Gilbert, The Holocaust
- All five had seen the four wooden targets, thirty feet above their heads, holding the great submarine in place, stark against the glare of the arclight...1998, Patrick Robinson, Nimitz Class
Forms of arc light
| plural | arc lights |
|---|---|
| alternative form | arclight |
Origin of arc light
From arc + light.
Questions about arc light
- What does arc light mean?
- Arc light means a lamp that produces light by generating an electric arc across an enclosed gas.
- What part of speech is arc light?
- Arc light is a noun.
- What is the plural of arc light?
- The plural of arc light is arc lights.
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