Houselight

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of the lights in an auditorium.

    "The houselights were dimmed as the curtain went up for the start of the play."

Example

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"The houselights were dimmed as the curtain went up for the start of the play."

Etymology

From house + light.

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