marquee

Plural: marquees

Noun

• A rooflike projection over the entrance of a theater or hotel.
• large and often sumptuous tent
• permanent canopy over an entrance of a hotel etc.
• A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
• A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
• Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
• An illuminated panel that appears above the screen/playfield of an arcade game, typically displaying the game's title and manufacturer.
• A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
• In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.

Adj

• Most famous; preeminent.

Verb

• To select (an object or region) with the marquee selection tool.
• To display text prominently at the top, as in a video. i.e. The text was marqueed at the end of the presentation. Marquee it.

Examples

• Rectangular Marquee Tool
• The spectacular MARQUEE of the Words With Friends tournament venue shone brightly.

Synonyms

marquise, pavilion, chase lights, chaser lights, marching ants

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