orchestra pit
orchestra pit noun: a sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.
Noun
orchestra pit (plural orchestra pits)
- A sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.
- On the stage of the Gotham gloom reigned. . . . Johnson Miller was pacing the gangway between the orchestra pit and the first row of the orchestra chairs.1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 14, in Jill the Reckless
- Thirty-four years ago a gaunt young Russian with a crew haircut took over the job as chief conductor in the orchestra pit of Moscow's Imperial Grand Theatre.1939 December 18, “Music: Rachmaninoff”, in Time, retrieved 11 Jan 2018
- Synonyms:
- orchestra stalls
orchestra pit meaning in Tamil
orchestra pit in Tamil
- பல்லியக் கூடம்
Synonyms of orchestra pit
Forms of orchestra pit
| plural | orchestra pits |
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| alternative form | orchestra-pit |
Questions about orchestra pit
- What does orchestra pit mean?
- Orchestra pit means a sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.
- What is orchestra pit in Tamil?
- Orchestra pit in Tamil is பல்லியக் கூடம். See Orchestra pit meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is orchestra pit?
- Orchestra pit is a noun.
- What is the plural of orchestra pit?
- The plural of orchestra pit is orchestra pits.
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