GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Spotlight (spŏtˈlītˌ), n.
   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.
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
   
   
   2. hence, conspicuous public notice. [Cant or Colloq.]
   
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
   
   
   3. A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of light onto a small area.
   
   [PJC]