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    spotlight
    /ˈspɒtlʌɪt/

    noun

    • 1. a lamp projecting a narrow, intense beam of light directly on to a place or person, especially a performer on stage.

    verb

    • 1. illuminate with a spotlight: "the dancers are spotlighted from time to time throughout the evening"

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  2. SPOTLIGHT definition: 1. a lamp whose beam can be directed, or a circle of light produced by such a lamp 2. (of a person…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of SPOTLIGHT is a projected spot of light used to illuminate brilliantly a person, object, or group on a stage. How to use spotlight in a sentence.

  4. Spotlight definition: a strong, focused light thrown upon a particular spot, as on a small area of a stage or in a television studio, for making some object, person, or group especially conspicuous.. See examples of SPOTLIGHT used in a sentence.

  5. A spotlight is a powerful light, used for example in a theatre, which can be moved to light up a small area.

  6. n. 1. a. A strong beam of light that illuminates only a small area, used especially to center attention on a stage performer. b. A lamp that produces such a light. 2. Public notoriety or prominence: She was in the spotlight after she won the marathon. 3. An artificial source of light with a strongly focused beam, as on an automobile.

  7. A spotlight is a bright beam of light that shines on people on stage. Actors and rock stars love spending time in the spotlight when they’re performing, but if they’re famous they’re in the spotlight all the time.

  8. noun. /ˈspɒtlaɪt/ /ˈspɑːtlaɪt/ (also informal spot) [countable] a light with a single, very bright beam that can be directed at a particular place or person, especially a performer on the stage. The room was lit by spotlights. When the stage is dimmed, spotlights are used to create a tight arc of light. Extra Examples. Topics Film and theatre c1.

  9. SPOTLIGHT definition: 1. a strong light that can be pointed in different directions 2. If someone is in the spotlight…. Learn more.

  10. spotlight. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English spot‧light1 /ˈspɒtlaɪt $ ˈspɑːt-/ noun 1 [ countable] a light with a very bright beam which can be directed at someone or something.

  11. a brilliant light with a focused beam, mounted on the side of an automobile and used for illuminating objects not within range of the headlights. the area of immediate or conspicuous public attention: Asia is in the spotlight now. v.t. to direct the beam of a spotlight upon; light with a spotlight. to make conspicuous;