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Drummond light

Drummond light noun: limelight.

Noun

Drummond light (plural Drummond lights)

  1. limelight
    • ...we are not so sceptical as to be entirely doubtful of some successful application of a cheap Drummond light, and there is no invention or improvement that would benefit our country more....1847, editorial staff, “Magneto Electric Light”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 65

Forms of Drummond light

pluralDrummond lights

Origin of Drummond light

Named after British naval officer and civil engineer Thomas Drummond (1797–1840).

Questions about Drummond light

What does Drummond light mean?
Drummond light means limelight.
What part of speech is Drummond light?
Drummond light is a noun.
What is the plural of Drummond light?
The plural of Drummond light is Drummond lights.

Words near Drummond light in the dictionary

  1. drummist
  2. drummists
  3. drummock
  4. drummology
  5. Drummond
  6. Drummond light
  7. Drummond lights
  8. Drummond North
  9. Drummond's phlox
  10. drummondin
  11. drummondins

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