Spooklight

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proper noun

A mysterious ball or balls of light appearing in a small area known locally as the "Devil's Promenade" on the border between southwestern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma west of the small town of Hornet, Missouri.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Spooklight
  1. A mysterious ball or balls of light appearing in a small area known locally as the "Devil's Promenade" on the border between southwestern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma west of the small town of Hornet, Missouri.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
will o' the wisp

Origin

From spook + light.

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Cite this entry
APA

Spooklight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spooklight

MLA

“Spooklight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spooklight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Spooklight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Spooklight.

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