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spotlight definition

☆ spot·light (-līt′)

noun

    1. a strong beam of light used to illuminate prominently a particular person, thing, or group, as on a stage, in a window display, etc.
    2. a lamp used to project such a beam of light
  2. a lamp with a strong, focused beam, as on an automobile, that can be directed on a small area
  3. public notice or prominence

transitive verb

to light up or draw attention to by, or as by, a spotlight

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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