apple box

noun

1. an ornamental Australian tree, Eucalyptus bridgesiana, having heart-shaped juvenile leaves, large lanceolate adult leaves, and conical fruits Also calledapple gum

Example Sentences

“He would sit on an apple box on the edge of set and watch people rigging lights and rigging track because he has a joy for the world he’s in,” Dawes explained, adding, “he just wants to be there and part of the process.”

From Seattle Times

For readers wondering what an “apple box” is, they’re wooden boxes ubiquitous to film sets, used for propping up lighting and furniture — and sometimes actors who wish they had a chair.

From Los Angeles Times

A box of old photographs helps him feel more connected with the city: “Having no ancestors of my own in the Pacific Northwest,” he explains, “I bought some at a Queen Anne yard sale. They came in a job lot in a Red Delicious Washington Apple box and cost me $15.00.”

From Seattle Times

Those people tend to have a lot of things around them that makes it difficult to get to know them, and Arnold is just out there sitting on the same apple box that you are, talking about the Italian food he had last night.

From Salon

Reichardt remembered the actress, who had recently received her first Oscar nomination, sitting on an apple box on the side of the road during the filming of “Wendy.”

From New York Times