scene-dock

English

Alternative forms

• scene dock

Noun

scene-dock (plural scene-docks)

1. An area in a theatre with access to the stage and the loading doors where scenery is temporarily stored

   Synonyms: dock, scene-room

   • 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.’