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scene dock

American  

noun

  1. dock.

scene dock British  

noun

  1. a place in a theatre where scenery is stored, usually near the stage

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Etymology

Origin of scene dock

First recorded in 1880–85

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The workshop, which is the largest in-house costume-making department of any British theatre, lies opposite the Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres on the site of where scenery used to be made, the 1887 Memorial Theatre Scene Dock, which is now the new entrance to the building.

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