The Collaborative International Dictionary
droplight \drop"light`\, n. An electric or gas light suspended from the ceiling by a flexible cord or tube, allowing artificial light to be brought down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a pendant; also, an electric light bulb in a small holder, which can be held in the hand or hung from a hook, and attached to a long electric cord, allowing light to be brought close to work in dark areas of a room.
Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of drop light English)
Usage examples of "droplight".
He hurried over to it, pulled the string on the droplight hanging from the ceiling.
Sam, and reaching for a droplight that hung over the desk, the youngest Rover commenced to unfasten the wire by which it was held in position.
A piece of insulated wire from a dangling droplight made a quick connection between the alarm key in the back of the clock and one of the light fuses.
It was a tiny cubbyhole with nothing in it but a droplight and a phone.
White looked up, squinting through the glare of a droplight hung over the Plymouth.
Dozens of droplights hung from the high ceiling and all had been turned on.
The girl ordnance officer, Sachiko Koremitsu, between two droplights at the other end of the table, her head bent over her work.
Plastic-encased droplights were strung like weak Japanese lanterns along the slippery walls.