Meanings
plural scene-docks · alternative scene dock
- An area in a theatre with access to the stage and the loading doors where scenery is temporarily stored
1925: Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), Rupert Julian (director), The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie ‘Come, I’ll show you where I saw him—in the scene-dock of the third cellar.’
Synonyms: dock, scene-room
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn area in a theatre with access to the stage and the loading doors where scenery is temporarily stored
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