klieglight

klieglight
klieg light (klēg) n.
A powerful carbon-arc lamp producing an intense light and used especially in making movies.
  [After John H. Kliegl (1869-1959) and his brother Anton TiberiusKliegl (1872-1927), German-born American lighting experts.]

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