Noun: theater thee-u-tur
Usage: US (elsewhere: theatre)
Usage: US (elsewhere: theatre)
- A building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
"the theater was full";
- theatre, house
- The art of writing and producing plays
"Her study of theater helped her create more compelling theatrical productions";
- dramaturgy, dramatic art, dramatics, theatre
- (military) a region in which active military operations are in progress
"he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"; "the army was in the theater of operations awaiting action";
- field, field of operations, theater of operations [US], theatre, theatre of operations
Derived forms: theaters
Type of: building, communicating, communication, edifice, region
Part of: theater of war [US], theatre of war
Encyclopedia: Theater