second unit

American  

noun

Movies.

1. an additional crew on a film production, usually used at a second location for filming crowd scenes, exteriors, and other shots that do not require the principal actors.

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second unit

My wife and I occupy one unit, and the second unit is rented, producing a monthly rental income of $1,800.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 17, 2026

Ponomari says big film productions are divided into a first unit and a second unit.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

He noted that one Limestone unit produced about 58% more electricity last year from a year earlier, while a second unit produced 25% more, according to the EPA data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026

Shake Milton, playing because guard Gabe Vincent missed Tuesday’s game with an oblique injury, hit a pair of threes in his 10 minutes, but the Lakers’ second unit without Russell was badly outscored 32-12.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

A second unit of six cars was despatched to France in February, with which Her Majesty Queen Alexandra was pleased to identify herself by personally dedicating the cars—now known as the 'Queen Alexandra Unit.'

From With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War by Sellers, William Edward