noun
stage elevator; trapdoor
Theatrical term for a lift or trapdoor used to raise actors or scenery onto the stage. Related to the verb せり出す (to push up/out).
See also: せり出す (せりだす)
歌舞伎の舞台では、迫りを使って役者が登場することがある。
In kabuki theater, actors sometimes appear using a stage elevator.
この劇場には最新式
This theater is equipped with a state-of-the-art stage elevator.
Verb meaning 'to push up/out' or 'to protrude'; 迫り is the noun form referring to the mechanism itself.
Derived from the verb 迫る (せまる, to approach/press), referring to the action of pushing up from below. The noun form 迫り specifically denotes the stage mechanism.