(theater) A line that is performed on stage as if it were whispered, but is spoken loud enough that the audience can hear. / (by extension) Any loud whisper intended to be heard.

(theater) To perform a stage whisper.

(motor racing) In rallying, an untimed section of the event where cars are driven at relatively low speed, usually on public roads, to the next racing stage.

plural of stage direction

(idiomatic) To prepare; to establish the basis or required conditions.

(Canada, US) A woman who aggressively manages her children's acting or performing career, often in what is considered a detrimental and overbearing manner.

The elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of water in a given portion of the body of water.

(theater) 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).

plural of stage of the game

plural of stage-coach