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单词 houselights
释义

houselights

[ hous-lahyts ]
/ ˈhaʊsˌlaɪts /

plural noun

the lamps providing illumination of the auditorium or seating area of a theater.

Origin of houselights

First recorded in 1915–20; house + light1 + -s3

Words nearby houselights

housel, Houselander, house league, houseleek, houseless, houselights, houseline, housemaid, housemaid's knee, houseman, house manager
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Example sentences from the Web for houselights

  • Then she realized that Kennicott had forgotten to turn off the houselights.

    Main Street|Sinclair Lewis

British Dictionary definitions for houselights

house lights

pl n

the lights in the auditorium of a theatre, cinema, etc
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