beam lights


plural noun
  1. (in a theater or other auditorium) spotlights affixed to the ceiling of a stage setting, as distinguished from footlights, border lights, etc.

Origin of beam lights

1
1520–30, for an earlier sense

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How to use beam lights in a sentence

  • There were absolutely no bright beam lights burning, and there didn't seem to be any rubber hoses around anywhere.

    Out Like a Light | Gordon Randall Garrett