sound-and-light

[ sound-uhn-lahyt ]

adjective

1. combining sound effects or music with unusual lighting displays:

   to promote a product with a spectacular sound-and-light presentation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sound-and-light¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

There was a sound-and-light show before the car was unveiled, and the new model did not disappoint in including a couple of obvious innovations that will set tongues wagging up and down the pit lane.

From BBC

It featured performances from several music stars, including Kylie Minogue and Journey, and culminated in the drivers being introduced to a sparsely populated crowd in light rain by being lifted into view on hydraulic platforms under a sound-and-light show.

From BBC

The nightly sound-and-light show at the Magic Fountain is fun, but it was mainly a sea of bodies and humidity as we tried to track the kids.

From Washington Post

Then it was on to the pyramids, where the government has brought in one of Egypt’s biggest conglomerates to construct new restaurants and a new visitor center, develop a sound-and-light show and ferry tourists around in a new electric bus system.

From New York Times

And that it did on Friday, inaugurating this new chapter for the state’s oldest symphony with a burst of orchestral music and a dash of electronica that swelled over its six sound-and-light towers and an opening-night crowd of 3,500.

From New York Times