klieg light

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   carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films

   Broadercarbon arc lamp

Questions about klieg light

What does klieg light mean?

klieg light means "carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films".

Is klieg light a common word?

klieg light is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.