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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A powerful carbon-arc lamp producing an intense light and used especially in making movies.

Wiktionary

  1. n. An intense carbon arc lamp used in cinematography

WordNet 3.0

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

Etymologies

  1. After John H. Kliegl (1869-1959) and his brother Anton Tiberius Kliegl (1872-1927), German-born American lighting experts.

Examples

  • “Reliable sources testify that the blindfolded star was something of a menace on the set, eventually taking out two stuntpersons and a $500 klieg light with her flailing cane.”

    The Warslayer

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