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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Spotlight

/(spŏt"līt`)/ · Spot·light · IPA /ˈspɑtˌlaɪt/
01 n. The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage, leaving the rest of t…
  1. 1.
    The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate brilliantly a single person or object or group on the stage, leaving the rest of the stage more or less unilluminated.
  2. 2.
    hence, conspicuous public notice.[Cant or Colloq.]
  3. 3.
    A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of light onto a small area.