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pin spot

pin spot

noun

a spotlight that produces a narrow beam of light illuminating a very small part of a stage, used especially to focus attention on a detail.
pin-spot

pin-spot

verb (used with object)

to illuminate with a pin spot.

pin spot

¹ American

noun

Theater.

a spotlight that produces a narrow beam of light illuminating a very small part of a stage, used especially to focus attention on a detail.
the beam of light so produced.

pin-spot ² American

[pin-spot] / ˈpɪnˌspɒt /

verb (used with object)

Theater.

pin-spotted, pin-spotting

to illuminate with a pin spot.

Etymology

Origin of pin spot¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Origin of pin-spot²

v. use of pin spot

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