# uplight

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A recessed light fixture that directs the light in an upward direction.

## Etymology
From up- + light. Compare Saterland Frisian apljuchte (“to illuminate”), West Frisian opljochtsje (“to illuminate”), Dutch oplichten (“to illuminate”), German Low German upluchten, uplüchten (“to illuminate”), German aufleuchten (“to illuminate”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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