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Meaning of barn doors | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Four hinged metal slats that come (or are attachable) on the front of cinema lights, used for shaping light and fastening light gels.
    plural, plural-only
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see barn, doors.
    plural, plural-only

Examples

“Clip the C-47 to the barn doors.”
“Some broads have⟳ barn doors (see⟳ page 115) to block⟳ gross light⟳ spill⟳ into other set⟳ areas; others have⟳ even an adjustable beam, […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

barn egg barn find barn owl barn red barn star barn swallow

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