Meaning & use
strobe
A light that flashes on and off rapidly and repeatedly.
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The dance floor pulsed under the flashing strobe lights all night.
The ambulance's strobe lights cut sharply through the fog on the highway.
A note on using this word
Short for 'stroboscope'; strobe lights are often used for effect, signaling, or photographing fast motion.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To flash brightly on and off again and again.
The emergency beacon strobed every few seconds atop the tower.
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