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noun
Any of a class of light fixtures designed mainly for workshops, traditionally (in the 20th century) in the form of a tubelight suspended on lightweight chains (usually with twin tubes of four-foot length), now often in LED versions (2020s).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: light fixture, light
noun
The ambient light in a workshop, through whichever method of lighting is used to provide it, such as daylight through windows or skylights, electric lights, gaslight, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: light, illumination, lighting
History
From shop + light.
