Deckenfluter

arc floor lamp

noun DE-ken-floo-ter Rare

Also means

uplight floor lamp

Usage Note

Deckenfluter is a tall floor lamp whose head is directed upward, flooding the ceiling with indirect light. It creates ambient lighting (indirektes Licht) and is popular in German living rooms as a supplement to a central ceiling fixture.

Examples

"Der Deckenfluter sorgt abends für ein angenehmes indirektes Licht im Wohnzimmer."

Natural Translation

In the evenings the arc floor lamp provides a pleasant indirect light in the living room.

Literal Translation

The arc floor lamp ensures in the evenings a pleasant indirect light in the living room.

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