footlights
Britishplural noun
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lights set in a row along the front of the stage floor and shielded on the audience side
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informal the acting profession; the stage
Example Sentences
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Now all eyes turned to the footlights, as each dancer came forward to take a bow and bask in the applause.
From Literature
“Soon we shall see all the footlights blazing!”
From Literature
A wispy song called “Time” wafted over the footlights: “Time time time time/It was never mine mine mine.”
From New York Times
He is the Los Angeles Chargers, playing in the footlights of Hollywood on a roster that’s dwindled to just two holdovers from the San Diego days.
From Los Angeles Times
They performed original plays and music with bonfire footlights.
From New York Times
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