box set

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of box set¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Now, marking 50 years both in the trade and of “Monkey Wrench,” Sanders has released a $300 deluxe commemorative box set.

From Los Angeles Times

Forty-eight years after the death of the King of Rock and Roll, a new box set focuses on the work he did in L.A. in the early 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times

An intriguing new box set commemorates the King’s final burst of creativity.

From Los Angeles Times

And given that in 2025, you can listen to the entire 7-volume box set on streaming services as part of your monthly subscription, it’s kind of a curious artifact.

From Salon

But as Springsteen explains in the liner notes for the box set, this entire record was done and on the release schedule when he made the decision to pull it completely, on the ostensible basis that it didn’t feel “finished” and that it would have been the fourth in a series of fairly heavy records about relationships.

From Salon