ARC LIGHT Definition & Meaning

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arc light

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noun

Also arc lamp. a lamp in which the light source is a high-intensity electric arc either between carbon rods in air or between metal electrodes in a xenon gas atmosphere enclosed in a quartz bulb.
the light produced by such a lamp.

arc light

noun

a light source in which an arc between two electrodes, usually carbon, produces intense white illumination Also calledarc lamp

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Origin of arc light¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

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Wrote The Post: “The size of this throng, he believes, is a criterion of the game’s drawing power under the arc lights.”

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And the television arc lights never went out.

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If he enjoyed being silly on the screen, Mr. Connery was darker and more complex when the arc lights were turned off.

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Signals on the tracks told trains not to proceed, with warnings from hot arc lights with red glass covers.

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Any hint of holiness is wrecked by a rainstorm, and by the glare of the arc lights under which TV cameras hope to catch the miracle, yet Fellini does not rage at our credulity.

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