Meaning

5 senses
  1. The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.

    Vorbühne

    авансце́наavanscéna

    the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

  2. A preliminary or developmental stage.

  3. (UK, historical)A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.

  4. (UK, historical)A service paid by foresters to the king.

  5. (obsolete)Forecastle.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain:

Origin

From Middle English forstage, equivalent to fore- + stage.

From Middle English forstage, equivalent to fore- + stage.

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Forms

plural: forestages
Singularforestage
Pluralforestages

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain):prosceniumapron

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
forestage — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto