box set

American  

noun

Theater.

1. a boxlike stage set consisting of flats that form the back wall, side walls, and often the ceiling, painted to represent the interior of a room.

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Etymology

Origin of box set

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

After a two-year trek that finally wrapped last summer amid the release of a massive box set and a splashy Hollywood biopic, Springsteen might’ve been expected to spend 2026 counting his money and his accolades.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

The group most recently reissued its pivotal, if divisive, 1996 album “Load” in a gigantic box set last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

He became "absolutely hooked" after getting a box set of Sir David's films when he was 12 - and shortly after, picked up a camera for the first time.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026

A box set of Beethoven’s nine symphonies is, though not indispensable—there are hundreds of recorded cycles already—evidence that his orchestra is among the world’s top ensembles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Lupita watched him pick up a wooden box set along the edge of the field.

From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty