How to pronounce footlights

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What footlights means

noun (plural)

Lights in a row along the front edge of a stage floor

In a sentence: The footlights lit up the dancers' shoes as they stepped to the edge of the stage.

Where it comes from: It's foot plus lights, because the lights sit down at the foot of the stage, near the actors' feet.

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