drop curtain
noun
,
Theater
1.
a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
Origin
1825-35
Examples from the web for
drop curtain
He also requested more lawn chairs and swimming pampers and a shade port with a back
drop curtain
.
At this time a ram car pulled through the
drop curtain
.
British Dictionary definitions for
drop curtain
drop curtain
noun
1.
(
theatre
) a curtain that is suspended from the flies and can be raised and lowered onto the stage
Also called
drop cloth,
drop