houselights

[ hous-lahyts ]

/ ˈhaʊsˌlaɪts /

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plural noun

the lamps providing illumination of the auditorium or seating area of a theater.

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Origin of houselights

First recorded in 1915–20; house + light¹ + -s³

Words nearby houselights

housel, Houselander, house league, houseleek, houseless, houselights, houseline, housemaid, housemaid's knee, houseman, house manager

How to use houselights in a sentence

Then she realized that Kennicott had forgotten to turn off the houselights.
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British Dictionary definitions for houselights

house lights

pl n

the lights in the auditorium of a theatre, cinema, etc

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