Phrase guide

organ loft

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

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a gallery occupied by a church organ

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: gallery

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: арганныя хоры (arhannyja xóry) — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Chinese Mandarin: 風琴樓座 /风琴楼座 — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Dutch: orgelzolder — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Finnish: urkuparvi — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Finnish: urkulehteri — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • German: Orgelempore — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • German: Orgelbühne — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Icelandic: orgelloft — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Icelandic: orgelsvalir — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Irish: lochta orgáin — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Polish: platforma do organów — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Russian: органные хоры (organnyje xory) — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Swedish: orgelläktare — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played
  • Welsh: llofft yr organ — gallery or raised platform from which an organ is played