thrust stage

noun

Definition of THRUST STAGE

: a stage that projects beyond the proscenium so that the audience sits around the projection; also : a forestage that is extended into the auditorium to increase the stage area

Origin of THRUST STAGE

thrust, past participle of ¹thrust

First Known Use: 1965

Rhymes with THRUST STAGE

backstage, birdcage, broad-gauge, coon's age, dark age, downstage, encage, engage, enrage, forestage, front-page, greengage, ice age, Iron Age, new age, offstage, onstage, outrage, presage, rampage, rib cage, road rage, roll cage, soundstage, space-age, substage, teenage, uncage, upstage

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