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sound stage

American  

noun

  1. a large, soundproof studio used for filming motion pictures.


sound stage British  

noun

  1. a soundproof room or building in which cinematic films are shot

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sound stage

First recorded in 1930–35

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In October 2024, at a Warner Bros. sound stage in Burbank, Calif., Musk demonstrated his vision for cities replete with autonomous vehicles and robots.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 3, 2026

A large New York Philharmonic, vocal soloists and chorus assembled on a CBS sound stage for a live national television broadcast.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 10, 2025

Working surreptitiously around his studio’s president and the government censorship agency, he reconvenes his cast and crew, boards them up in a sound stage, and gets to work on his opus.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2024

Rarig Motion Pictures, a producer of educational and promotional films, took up residence in the 1950s, converting the erstwhile auditorium into a sound stage.

From Seattle Times Nov. 23, 2023

“I was just shooting a Taco Bob commercial on the sound stage next door. You should hear what everybody is saying!”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

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