klieg light
noun
ˈklēg- 
variants or kleig light
: a carbon arc lamp used especially in making motion pictures
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web If anyone should be the breakout star for their turn in Beyoncé’s klieg light, it’s Honey Dijon. 
August Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 All the klieg light attention may be on Carrie and company for their upcoming HBO Max revival, but Harlem has more than enough shine of its own. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2021 To stand and poke your finger in the klieg light’s eye and demand it. Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2020 Municipal leaders are ready to shut off the city’s bat-signal klieg lights and rely instead on the crime-fighting services of a private security force called the Crows. Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019 After the Nationals committed $210 million over seven years to Max Scherzer, Strasburg found a spot out of the klieg lights. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2019 Municipal leaders are ready to shut off the city's bat-signal klieg lights and rely instead on the crime-fighting services of a private security force called the Crows. Hank Stuever, Houston Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2019 During the concert scenes — which amount to only about 15% of the film — only a klieg light separates Dylan from the stark black backdrop of each venue. Eric Harvey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2019 Marin goes big — her circusy, outdoor commemoration with troops in formation, tricolor flags, and nighttime klieg lights recall Fellini, Miklos Jancso, Leni Riefenstahl, even D. W. Griffith. Armond White, National Review, 17 July 2019 See More
August Brownstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 All the klieg light attention may be on Carrie and company for their upcoming HBO Max revival, but Harlem has more than enough shine of its own. Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2021 To stand and poke your finger in the klieg light’s eye and demand it. Talia Lavin, The New Republic, 13 Feb. 2020 Municipal leaders are ready to shut off the city’s bat-signal klieg lights and rely instead on the crime-fighting services of a private security force called the Crows. Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2019 After the Nationals committed $210 million over seven years to Max Scherzer, Strasburg found a spot out of the klieg lights. Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2019 Municipal leaders are ready to shut off the city's bat-signal klieg lights and rely instead on the crime-fighting services of a private security force called the Crows. Hank Stuever, Houston Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2019 During the concert scenes — which amount to only about 15% of the film — only a klieg light separates Dylan from the stark black backdrop of each venue. Eric Harvey, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2019 Marin goes big — her circusy, outdoor commemoration with troops in formation, tricolor flags, and nighttime klieg lights recall Fellini, Miklos Jancso, Leni Riefenstahl, even D. W. Griffith. Armond White, National Review, 17 July 2019 See More 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
klieg light
noun
variants or kleig light
as in light bulb
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- light bulb
- fluorescent lamp
- sun lamp
- dark lantern
- arc lamp
- girandole
- incandescent lamp
- flashcube
- gasolier
- lighting
- arc light
- spotlight
- flashlight
- candle
- lighthouse
- headlight
- chandelier
- candelabra
- flashbulb
- lantern
- floodlight
- streetlight
- candelabrum
- gaslight
- flare
- lamp
- flash
- beacon
- sconce
- illuminant