footlights
pronunciation
How to pronounce footlights in British English:
UK [ˈfʊtlaɪts]
How to pronounce footlights in American English:
US [ˈfʊtˌlaɪts]
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- Noun:
- theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
Word Origin
- footlights (n.)
- "row of lights placed in front of a stage" (formerly called floats), 1836, from foot (n.) of the stage + light (n.).
Example
- 1. He was banned after he smashed up the footlights .
- 2. She 's always dreaming of the footlights .
- 3. Her manners smell of the footlights .
- 4. Logic is thrown ...... over the footlights .
- 5. And it was all cambridge footlights . Do you still think that ?