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organ loft

organ loft noun: the gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not necessarily housing the organ itself.

organ loft: the gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not...
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Noun

organ loft (plural organ lofts)

  1. The gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not necessarily housing the organ itself.
    • I visited the Cathedral at Cologne on the Sunday morning and sat in the organ loft with my friend, Professor Hans Bachem, who had given me a welcome on previous occasions and was anxious to come to London as a visiting recitalist at, say, Westminster Cathedral or the Albert Hall.1942 November and December, Chas. S. Lake, “Some Continental Travel Experiences—II: A Sunday in Cologne”, in Railway Magazine, page 349

Forms of organ loft

pluralorgan lofts

Questions about organ loft

What does organ loft mean?
Organ loft means the gallery or raised platform within a church or hall from which an organ is played, though not necessarily housing the organ itself.
What part of speech is organ loft?
Organ loft is a noun.
What is the plural of organ loft?
The plural of organ loft is organ lofts.

Words near organ loft in the dictionary

  1. organ gun
  2. organ guns
  3. organ harmonium
  4. organ harmoniums
  5. organ harvesting
  6. organ loft
  7. organ lofts
  8. organ of Berlese
  9. organ of Chievitz
  10. organ of Corti
  11. organ of elimination

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