striplight

[strip-lahyt]

noun

Theater.

1. a row of lamps, provided with a reflector for floodlighting the stage, used as border lights, light, lights, footlights, backing lights, light, lights, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of striplight¹

First recorded in 1670–80; strip ² + light ¹

Example Sentences

In later life, I would come to understand this process as consciousness-raising; at the time, it felt like a striplight had been switched on in my mind.

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CPU joins the dots between dubstep and Kraftwerk-inspired 80s electro-pop, its synths buzzing like a faulty striplight.

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