mezzanine seats

Meanings

1. 1nounplural

   Seats in the lowest balcony of a theater, concert hall, or stadium, just above the main floor.

   Grammar: Always plural when talking about the seats themselves; the singular 'mezzanine seat' means one such seat.

   Patterns

   • mezzanine seats for something
   • sit in the mezzanine seats
   • book mezzanine seats

   We bought mezzanine seats because they were cheaper than the front row.

   From our mezzanine seats we could see the whole stage clearly.

   The mezzanine seats at the new arena have extra legroom.

2. 2nounsingular

   The lowest balcony area of a theater or hall, considered as a section of the building.

   Grammar: Here it names the area, not the individual seats, so it is used in the singular with 'the'.

   Patterns

   • in the mezzanine
   • the mezzanine level

   The orchestra was on the main floor, and the choir sang from the mezzanine.

   Our tickets put us in the mezzanine, right above the sound desk.

Word forms

Common combinations

mezzanine level

The restaurant is on the mezzanine level of the department store.

front mezzanine

The front mezzanine offers the best view of the stage.

mezzanine tickets

Mezzanine tickets sold out within an hour.

sit in the mezzanine

We sat in the mezzanine and still heard everything perfectly.

Synonyms and how they differ

balcony seats

A more general term for any raised seating area, of which the mezzanine is usually the lowest.

dress circle

British term for a similar raised seating level in older theaters; it may sit higher than a mezzanine.

upper tier

Used mainly for stadiums; it refers to a higher level than the mezzanine.

Opposites

Word family

mezzanine noun

The balcony level itself, or a low intermediate floor in a building.

Commonly confused: mezzanine seats or median?

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