track lighting

American  

noun

1. lighting for a room or other area in which individual spotlight fixtures are attached along a narrow, wall- or ceiling-mounted metal track through which current is conducted, permitting flexible positioning of the lights.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• track light
  noun

Etymology

Origin of track lighting

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The Breuer’s older track lighting system on its upper gallery floors didn’t pass muster for today’s auction needs, said Lisa Dennison, chairman of Sotheby’s Americas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

The building — owned by an Iowa business called Coliseum Building LLC — is in fairly good shape, with ready-made track lighting and niches left from its retail days.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023

But track lighting is limited in the possibilities for its placement, and hot spots rather than evenly light-washed walls are a distraction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2022

The Philips Hue Perifo track lighting is made of individual rails that let you choose the length the of track and lights.

From The Verge • Jun. 21, 2022

I flipped the switch on the wall and track lighting illuminated three columns of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen