projection booth
Americannoun
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a soundproof compartment in a theater where a motion-picture projector is housed and from which the picture is projected on the screen.
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a compartment at the rear of or above an auditorium, in which spotlights and other lighting units are operated.
Etymology
Origin of projection booth
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The hall answers this with multiple stage configurations, a pop-out projection booth, elaborate lighting rigs obscured by an elegant mesh ceiling, and acoustic capabilities that can transform to accommodate acoustic or amplified music.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
On Tuesday, when contacted by The Times, he was toiling away replacing ceiling tiles in a projection booth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2020
In the back of the theater is a projection booth, added in the 1950s, which made the Ace one of the first Los Angeles-area movie houses able to project the larger-format 70-mm film.
From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2017
These films were screened at the Egyptian, with its projection booth specially refurbished to resist possible nitrate-related fires.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2017
When the lieutenant brought in the champagne in two ice buckets, General Lobo signaled the soldier in the tiny projection booth to start the film.
From The Five Arrows by Allan Chase
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