bump-out
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The process of moving sets and equipment out of an event venue, such as a theatre or conference centre, after an event or performance.
Australian usage
noun
noun
Example Sentences
- "One company in particular, TAE, also played to tens of thousands of schools students in the Northern Territory and Queensland.[…]By the end of 1999, after years of hard yakka and a few too many bump-ins and outs, some full time company members were growing tired - including of being permanently ‘broke’."
- "In the event industry there are two critical times when safety is often compromised, at bump-in and at bump-out. At bump-in the organizer is usually pressed for time and it is not uncommon for installers to work around the clock. At the end of the show or exhibition, bump-out carries an even higher risk as everyone is exhausted."
Usage
Inflected Forms
bump-outs (plural)
bumpout (alternative)