Jacklighted

Part of speech: adjective, verb

Definitions

1. To illuminate an area during nighttime hunting by using a bright artificial light to spot animals ; to employ a powerful light source for attracting or dazzling game in hunting practices ; to use a portable or stationary light source at night to locate wildlife for hunting purposes
2. The act of shining a bright light at night to reveal animals for hunting ; the process of utilizing an intense beam to draw animals into view ; the technique of using artificial illumination after dark to facilitate the capture of game
3. Using a strong light in the dark to find and hunt animals ; focusing artificial brightness to attract nocturnal game ; directing a light source to scan an area during night hunting activities

Etymology: "Jacklighted" is the past tense and past participle of "jacklight", meaning to light something with a jacklight, a lamp carried for hunting or night work. The verb takes its form from the noun, which combines "jack" with "light". The "jack" element is probably the old word for a male servant of any rank. It later came to mean a boy servant or any boy, and then a knave, a rogue, a thief, or a deceitful man. A possible link also exists with Spanish "jaque", meaning a bully, though the connection is less certain. Hunters and night workers who carried these lamps were, in a sense, the servants of their own light, holding it up for the job at hand.

Synonyms: illuminated, lit, spotlighted, lighted

Antonyms: darkened, unlit