Noun: picture palace 'pik-chur 'pa-lis
Usage: Brit, archaic
Usage: Brit, archaic
- A theatre where films are shown
"We went to the local picture palace to catch the latest blockbuster";
- cinema, movie theater [US], movie theatre [N. Amer], movie house [N. Amer], pictures [Brit], picture house [Brit], flicks [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: picture palaces
Type of: house, theater [US], theatre
Encyclopedia: Picture palace