prompt side

or prompt-side


nounTheater.
  1. the part of the stage that in the U.S. is to the right and in Britain to the left as one faces the audience. Abbreviation: P.S.

Origin of prompt side

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First recorded in 1830–40

Words Nearby prompt side

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How to use prompt side in a sentence

  • She turned her back on all the amiable and intellectual babble, descended three steps on the prompt side, and opened a door.

    The Regent | E. Arnold Bennett
  • In an upper box on the prompt side he saw the dark face and eager eyes of the Rajah of Ahbad.

    The Slave of Silence | Fred M. White
  • And from the scenery on the prompt side there curled lazily across the stage a black wisp of smoke.

    Jill the Reckless | P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
  • Some say it is the prompt side that casts the evil spell, while others contend that it is the opposite side.

  • A rope dangled at the prompt-side, and near a steep flight of stairs which led to a dressing room.

British Dictionary definitions for prompt side

prompt side

noun
  1. theatre the side of the stage where the prompter is, usually to the actor's left in Britain and to his right in the United States

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