TL;DR
A fixture shroud is the hood, cowl, or extended cylinder fitted over or around an outdoor light source to block direct view of the lamp, cut glare, and confine the beam to its target — the hardware behind dark-sky-friendly lighting design. Shrouds on directional bullets and well lights keep landscape beams off neighboring windows and out of drivers' eyes.
What it means
A fixture shroud is the hood, cowl, or extended cylinder fitted over or around an outdoor light source to block direct view of the lamp, cut glare, and confine the beam to its target — the hardware behind dark-sky-friendly lighting design. Shrouds on directional bullets and well lights keep landscape beams off neighboring windows and out of drivers' eyes. Many municipal lighting ordinances now require full-cutoff or shrouded fixtures, and matte-black interiors absorb the spill that polished metal would scatter.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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