Phrase guide

orchestra pit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sunken area in front of a stage in which musicians, largely hidden from view, play music to accompany stage performances.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: performing arts

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: area

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fossat d'orquestra — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Czech: orchestřiště — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Danish: orkestergrav — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Dutch: orkestbak — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Esperanto: orkestrofosaĵo — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Finnish: orkesterisyvennys — sunken area in front of a stage
  • French: fosse d’orchestre — sunken area in front of a stage
  • German: Orchestergraben — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Italian: golfo mistico — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Italian: buca d'orchestra — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Italian: fossa d'orchestra — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Latvian: orķestra bedre — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Norwegian Bokmål: orkestergrav — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: orkestergrav — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Polish: kanał dla orkiestry — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Polish: orkiestron — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Russian: оркестровая яма (orkestrovaja jama) — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Spanish: foso de orquesta — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Swedish: orkesterdike — sunken area in front of a stage
  • Ukrainian: оркестрова яма (orkestrova jama) — sunken area in front of a stage