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front row

front row noun: in an auditorium or sports venue, the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage, playing field, or other location where the activity of interest is occurring.

Noun

front row (plural front rows)

  1. In an auditorium or sports venue, the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage, playing field, or other location where the activity of interest is occurring.
    • The double-breasted blazer which is on every front row this season came with an elbow-length sleeve for spring, while jumpsuits, a signature of the label, came slinky and tailored or in a blowsier boiler suit silhouette.2017 October 2, Jess Cartner-Morle, “Stella McCartney lays waste to disposable fashion in Paris”, in the Guardian
  2. (UK) The row of players who participate in a scrum with direct contact with the opposing scrum.
  3. (figuratively) The forefront; a situation where one is exposed to the latest developments.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see front, row.

Forms of front row

pluralfront rows

Words formed from front row

Questions about front row

What does front row mean?
Front row means in an auditorium or sports venue, the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage, playing field, or other location where the activity of interest is occurring.
What part of speech is front row?
Front row is a noun.
What is the plural of front row?
The plural of front row is front rows.

Words near front row in the dictionary

  1. Front Ranger
  2. front ring
  3. front rings
  4. front room
  5. front rooms
  6. front row
  7. front rows
  8. Front Royal
  9. front run
  10. front runner
  11. front runners

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