silver screen

American  

noun

1. motion pictures; the motion-picture industry.

   a star of the silver screen.

2. a special screen on which motion pictures are projected.

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silver screen British  

noun

1. films collectively or the film industry

2. the screen onto which films are projected

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Etymology

Origin of silver screen

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

For decades, the silver screen primarily featured women working in offices as secretaries or assistants.

From The Wall Street Journal

The centre of the City of Light has the highest density of silver screens in the world per capita and arguably one of the most cinephile local populations.

From Barron's

What better way to make the afterlife slightly less terrifying than to see a version of it with our own eyes on the silver screen, whatever that interpretation might resemble.

From Salon

There may even be an appearance by Johnny Depp as he returns to the silver screen for the first time since his lengthy legal battles with ex-wife Amber Heard.

From BBC

Critically speaking, some of the most successful silver screen game adaptations have been movies like Sonic the Hedgehog and Detective Pikachu, which target a younger family audience.

From BBC