footlight en · NOUN
Etymology
From foot + light.
Meanings
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A stage light located at the front edge of the stage that illuminates the actors from foot level up.
You see, she was gonna be an actress / And I was gonna learn to fly / She took off to find the footlights / I took off to find the sky
1972, Harry Chapin, “Taxi”, in Heads & Tales:Blinded to the astonishment of a thousand spectators by the force of the footlights, [Derek] Jacobi realised he'd dried.
2024 June 1, John Phipps, “The lamentable true history of the Red Hamlet”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| foot-light | alternative | lexicographic | |
| footlights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Translations (5)
fr feux de la rampe (stage light) · bg рампа (stage light) · fi parrasvalo (stage light) · sv ramp (stage light) · ja 足下 (stage light)