footlights

Definition of Footlights in English :

1. footlights

theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Footlights

plural noun theatre

1.

lights set in a row along the front of the stage floor and shielded on the audience side

2. informal

the acting profession; the stage

plural noun

a row of lights along the front of a stage at the actors' foot level, formerly common in stage lighting

pl.n.

1. Lights placed in a row along the front of a stage floor.

2. The theater as a profession.