choir loft

American  

noun

1. a gallery in a church in which the choir is placed.

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choir loft British  

noun

1. a gallery in a cathedral, abbey, or church used by the choir

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Etymology

Origin of choir loft

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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choir loft

Without giving too much away, it seems appropriate that Moore’s novel comes to a head in the choir loft of a crumbling cathedral.

From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2020

On Sunday after the service — and after the coffee-and-danish crowd had thinned in the church basement — Roy took me up to the choir loft.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 24, 2019

That’s when a 5-foot-by-5-foot piece of plaster ceiling fell into the choir loft at the neo-Gothic-style church at 424 South 30th Street, adjacent to Interstate 5.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2019

Whenever Robier appeared in the choir loft, the sister would leave the premises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2017

Inside the church Cluny sat up in the choir loft, the image of barbaric authority.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques