stage door

stage door
noun
an entrance to the backstage area of theater; used by performers and other theater personnel (Freq. 2)
Hypernyms: ↑entrance, ↑entranceway, ↑entryway, ↑entry, ↑entree

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noun
: an entrance to a theater reserved for actors and stage personnel and used also by authorized visitors

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a door at the back or side of a theater, used by performers and theater personnel.
[1770-80]

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stage door noun
The actors' entrance to a theatre
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Main Entry:stage

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stage door UK US noun [countable] [singular stage door plural stage doors] theatre
the entrance to a theatre for actors and other people who work there
Thesaurus: areas and structures in a theatre or cinemahyponym

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stage door,
the door giving access to the stage and the parts behind it in a theater, especially the actors' and workmen's entrance to a theater.

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n. an actors' and workers' entrance from the street to the area of a theater behind the stage

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noun, pl ⋯ doors [count]
: the door at the back of a theater that is used by actors and the people who work in the theater

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ˌstage ˈdoor [stage door] noun
the entrance at the back of a theatre used by actors, staff, etc

A crowd of fans was waiting outside the stage door.


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