strip lighting

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noun

electric lighting by means of long glass tubes that are fluorescent lamps or that contain long filaments

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

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Words nearby strip lighting

stripe smut, strip farm, striping, strip joint, striplight, strip lighting, stripling, strip mall, strip map, strip mill, strip-mine

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They then would expect the Senate to strip that amendment and compromise simply on keeping government open for 60 days.
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“You can cut my hair, you can bald me, you can strip me naked and take away my dignity,” she said.
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Production expenses: equipment rental, lights, lighting board, van rental, trailer rental, road cases, backline.
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“I went to a Jewish summer camp…” A van pulls up, and the two hop out, and immediately strip down and do a series of stretches.
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Zied suggests popping a breath strip, sucking on a strong mint, or reapplying your lip gloss.
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One or two of the buffalo-hunters exchanged words with us while Mac was building his cigarette and lighting it.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The purpose of these larger windows is the effectual lighting of the Boardroom, which is of the height of two storeys.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
He returned to the vestibule with the strip folded and somewhat crumpled in his hand.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
She telegraphed to her servants to strip her house of its summer shroud, and returned early on the day of his choice.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Indirect lighting gave a pretty gleam to the metal gadgets on the tables.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe

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