verbWord forms: -lights, -lighting, -lighted or -lit(transitive)
1.
to light in an upward direction
noun
2. another word for uplighter
uplight in American English
(ˈupˌlait)
noun
a lamp, often a light bulb set in a cylinder or other container, placed on the floor so that a beam of light is directed upward
Word origin
[1980–85; up- + light1]This word is first recorded in the period 1980–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Santería, biobehavioral, designer drug, nuclear winter, postfeminist
Examples of 'uplight' in a sentence
uplight
Use table-top spotlights to uplight a favourite picture or ornament.