bottle episode

== English == === Etymology === Said to be from the term “ship-in-a-bottle episode”, the nickname given by the cast and crew of the television series Star Trek (originally broadcast 1966–1969) to an episode set entirely on board the starship USS Enterprise. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɒtəl ˈɛpɪsəʊd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɑtəl ˈɛpəˌsoʊd/, [-ɾəl-] Hyphenation: bot‧tle epi‧sode === Noun === bottle episode (plural bottle episodes) (originally US, television) An episode of a television series designed to be inexpensive and restricted in its use of sets, effects, cast members, etc. Synonym: bottle show ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === bottle episode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia