STRIPLIGHT

Meaning of STRIPLIGHT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

Etymology: strip (III)

: a row of small floodlights mounted on a trough reflector and used for theater borderlights, footlights, and general stage illumination

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

STRIPLIGHT — /strip"luyt'/ , n. Theat. a row of lamps, provided with a reflector for floodlighting the stage, used as border lights, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BORDERLIGHT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a long striplight hung above a theater stage for general illumination
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BORDER LIGHT — Theat. a striplight hung upstage of a border, for lighting the stage. Also, borderlight .
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BACKING LIGHT — 1. Also called backing striplight, backing strip . Theat. a striplight providing diffused illumination for the background of a stage …
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TUNGSTEN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN lamp ▪ The illumination source was either a single tungsten lamp or this plus …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAMP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a desk lamp ▪ Don't forget to switch off the desk lamp. a street light/lamp …
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