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SEATING AREA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An area that includes places where several people can sit
Example:
there is seating for 40 students in this classroom
Synonyms:
seating; seating area; seating room; seats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("seating area" is a kind of...):
elbow room; room; way (space for movement)
Meronyms (members of "seating area"):
seat (furniture that is designed for sitting on)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seating area"):
circle; dress circle (a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra)
orchestra (seating on the main floor in a theater)
parquet (seating on the main floor between the orchestra and the parquet circle)
parquet circle; parterre (seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies))
ringside; ringside seat (first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring)
stall (seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater)
tiered seat (seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front)
