laser disc

noun

: optical disk

especially : one containing a video recording (as of a movie)

Examples of laser disc in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Criterion had relationships with the various studios that controlled Kubrick’s films and had worked directly with the director on laser disc editions. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

The more unwieldy the analog apparatus—the eight-track tape machine, the laser disc player, the chunky turntable—the more it is valued as an embodiment of the authentic. — James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Criterion did release The Killer and Hard Boiled on laser disc back in the 1990s, but the market for a lot of these pictures dried out aside from occasional one-off theatrical screenings for the most popular titles. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025

Beyond DVDs, Scarecrow video also offers Blu-ray, VHS, and laser disc formats too. — Josh Hendrickson, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1979, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for laser disc

• basilisk
• obelisk
• bisque
• brisk
• disk
• fisc
• fisk
• frisk
• risk
• whisk
• videodisc