stage screw

noun

A forged, or sometimes cast low thread count cut thread screw with a handle (sometimes made up of three holes) used to hold scenery in place in theaters (mostly prior to the 1990s).

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Meanings

nounstage screw (plural stage screws)

plural stage screws

  1. entertainmentA forged, or sometimes cast low thread count cut thread screw with a handle (sometimes made up of three holes) used to hold scenery in place in theaters (mostly prior to the 1990s).

Origin

stage + screw

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Translations

German Bühnenschraube, Theaterschraube
  • Bühnenschraubea screw with a handle
  • Theaterschraubea screw with a handle
  • Theater-Schraubea screw with a handle
Polish śruba teatralna
  • śruba teatralnaa screw with a handle
Cite this entry
APA

stage screw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20screw

MLA

“stage screw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20screw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stage screw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stage%20screw.

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