单词 | sinking stage |
释义 | > as lemmassinking stage sinking stage n. Theatre (now historical and rare) a part of the stage constructed to sink and rise below stage level by means of machinery; (also) the area beneath the stage hollowed out for this purpose; = sink n.1 15. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > stage > [noun] > sink and rise part sink1840 sinking stage1841 1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 430/1 The stage,..including a considerable portion formed to rise or fall by suitable machinery, and called the sinking stage. 2008 G. Law & A. Maunder Wilkie Collins vii. 102 Any part of the stage could be removed so that a chasm could be represented and the Adelphi was famous for its ‘sinking stage’. < as lemmas |
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