"houselight" meaning in All languages combined

See houselight on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: houselights [plural]
Etymology: house + light Etymology templates: {{compound|en|house|light}} house + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} houselight (plural houselights)
  1. One of the lights in an auditorium.
    Sense id: en-houselight-en-noun-dlf~15u4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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