light show

noun

: a kaleidoscopic display of colored lights, slides, and film loops

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The night before, a light show featuring 1,500 drones filled the sky over the Hudson River as a prelude to the finale, an advertisement befitting the event’s glitzy marketing campaign. Miami Herald, 14 July 2025 The package comes with a funky plastic lens that pops over the front of the projector's optics to disperse the light show in interesting patterns. New Atlas, 9 July 2025 That's largely because there's so little land near the South Pole to view it from, leaving only a handful of remote spots on Earth to experience this polar light show. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025 Fireworks eventually made their way over to Europe, and by the 15th century, the continent was widely incorporating light shows into celebrations and festivals. Charna Flam, People.com, 4 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for light show

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First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of light show was in 1966

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“Light show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20show. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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