Meanings
nounghost light (plural ghost lights)
plural ghost lights
- entertainmentA light that is left energised on the stage of a theatre when the theatre is unoccupied and would otherwise be completely dark.
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ghost light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20light
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“ghost light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20light. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost light,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20light.
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