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film gate

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noun

  1. (in motion-picture cameras and projectors) a mechanism that holds the film flat in the focal plane of the lens during exposure or projection.

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He opened the film gate gingerly and removed the film from the sprockets.

From The Blue Ghost Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

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