mezzanine
the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater.
a low story between two other stories of greater height in a building, especially when the low story and the one beneath it form part of one composition; an entresol.
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How to use mezzanine in a sentence
That theater holds just over 2,000 people between the orchestra, mezzanine and balcony and from what I could tell, nearly all levels were filled with masked and vaccinated guests — which was required for entry.
Inside the in-person return of Pop-Up Magazine and how the storytelling tour rekindled a community of fans | Kayleigh Barber | November 19, 2021 | DigidayHe’d sold access to mezzanine tables for $100 and booths for $150.
Football is back in Happy Valley. The coronavirus never left. | Kent Babb | October 30, 2020 | Washington PostOrchestra seats cost $100; mezzanine is $75; and balcony, $50.
There is a grand wooden staircase that leads to a mezzanine with seating.
There is a rez-de-chausse, a mezzanine floor and a roof garden, with prices varying accordingly as comfort increases or decreases.
In the Land of Mosques & Minarets | Francis Miltoun
In the windows of the mezzanine, where Missyuss had her room, shone a bright light, and then a faint green glow.
The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories | Anton TchekoffNever before had old Mr. Beagle (watching delightedly from the mezzanine balcony) seen such a floorwalker.
Where the Blue Begins | Christopher MorleyA moment later I saw Kennedy bow and, following the direction of his eyes, looked up to a sort of mezzanine gallery.
The Social Gangster | Arthur B. ReeveWe shall be living in the large house near the spring, on the mezzanine floor.
A Hero of Our Time | M. Y. Lermontov
British Dictionary definitions for mezzanine
/ (ˈmɛzəˌniːn, ˈmɛtsəˌniːn) /
Also called: mezzanine floor, entresol an intermediate storey, esp a low one between the ground and first floor of a building
theatre, US and Canadian the first balcony
theatre, British a room or floor beneath the stage
of or relating to an intermediate stage in a financial process: mezzanine funding Often shortened to: mezz
Origin of mezzanine
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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