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footlights

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foot·lights  (ftlts)
pl.n.
1. Lights placed in a row along the front of a stage floor.
2. The theater as a profession.
footlights
Noun, pl
Theatre lights set in a row along the front of the stage floor
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.footlightsfootlights - theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors
forestage, proscenium, apron - the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)
theater light - any of various lights used in a theater
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
Translations

footlights [ˈfutlaɪts] npl → candilejas fpl
footlights [ˈfutlaɪts] npl → rampe f
footlights [ˈfutlaɪts] foot npl → Rampenlicht nt
footlights [ˈfutlaɪts] npl → luci fpl della ribalta
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