footlightsnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˈfʊt.laɪts/us/ˈfʊt.laɪts/a row of lights along the front of a stage at a theatre
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Theatres, cinemas & their parts
- art house
- arthouse
- backdrop
- backstage
- center stage
- centre stage
- dressing room
- fleapit
- green room
- onstage
- orchestra pit
- scenery
- spotlight
- stage right
- stagy
- theater
- theatre
- upstage
- wardrobe
- wing
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Examples from literature
- Already a stage-hand was turning up the footlights and dragging chairs and tables hither and thither.
- As the curtain rises the bare backs of the three women nearest the footlights gleam out white.
- Out in the glare of the footlights and looking into that sea of faces, we began to fight for that audience.
- Somewhat false impressions are produced upon critics nearer to the footlights than the back seats.
- The chorus ranged themselves to right and left as he strode forward and waved the tricolor above the footlights.