downstage

¹down·stage

adverb or adjective \ˈdau̇n-ˈstāj\

Definition of DOWNSTAGE

1

: toward or at the front of a theatrical stage

2

: toward a motion-picture or television camera

First Known Use of DOWNSTAGE

1793

Rhymes with DOWNSTAGE

backstage, birdcage, broad-gauge, coon's age, dark age, 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, thrust stage, uncage, upstage

²down·stage

noun \-ˌstāj\

Definition of DOWNSTAGE

: the part of a stage that is nearest the audience or camera

First Known Use of DOWNSTAGE

circa 1931