"footlight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: footlights [plural]
Etymology: foot + light Etymology templates: {{compound|en|foot|light}} foot + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} footlight (plural footlights)
  1. A stage light located at the front edge of the stage that illuminates the actors from foot level up. Categories (topical): Light Synonyms: foot-light Hypernyms: light Translations (stage light): рампа (rampa) [feminine] (Bulgarian), parrasvalo (Finnish), feux de la rampe [masculine, plural] (French), 足下 (ashimoto) (Japanese), ramp [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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