picture house

noun

1. an old-fashioned name for cinema

Example Sentences

Abbeydale Picture House in Sheffield has also been added to the list while Dudley Hippodrome has been removed after it was demolished.

From BBC

He said: "The New Picture House will continue to operate as usual until further notice. The directors look forward to supporting T-Squared Social with their development plans and to welcoming new and existing customers into the New Picture House on completion of the re-development works."

From BBC

If approved by Fife Council, the New Picture House will retain one cinema screen for theatrical releases.

From BBC

McCarthy will still pull faces and pretend to disapprove of the insurrection, but all these gestures taken together paint a clear picture: House Republican leadership is backing the "January 6 was good, actually" narrative.

From Salon

A 100-seater cinema in the back of a lorry has opened in a town that has not had a picture house for decades.

From BBC

Related Words

• cinema
• movie house
• multiplex