coulisse
/kuːˈliːs/
noun
- A side space or wing in a theater, hidden from the audience, where actors wait and scenery is stored.
- From the coulisse, she could hear the audience laughing.
- The stagehands moved the props quietly in the coulisse.
- The actor stood nervously in the coulisse before his cue.
- A groove or slot in which something slides, such as a piece of machinery or a door track.
- He adjusted the coulisse to make the drawer open smoothly.
- The sliding door fits into a metal coulisse on the floor.
- The machine's coulisse needed oiling to reduce friction.