"barn doors" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p|head=barn doors}} barn doors pl (plural only)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see barn, doors. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-barn_doors-en-noun-xQHbqWUW
  2. (film) Four hinged metal slats that come (or are attachable) on the front of cinema lights, used for shaping light and fastening light gels. Tags: plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Film genres, Photography
    Sense id: en-barn_doors-en-noun-IoqgQpCL Disambiguation of Photography: 8 92 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English pluralia tantum, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 89 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 91 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television

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