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striplight

[ strip-lahyt ]

noun

, Theater.
  1. a row of lamps, provided with a reflector for floodlighting the stage, used as border lights, light, lights, footlights, backing lights, light, lights, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of striplight1

First recorded in 1670–80; strip 2 + light 1
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Example Sentences

In later life, I would come to understand this process as consciousness-raising; at the time, it felt like a striplight had been switched on in my mind.

CPU joins the dots between dubstep and Kraftwerk-inspired 80s electro-pop, its synths buzzing like a faulty striplight.

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