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a raised area, often having a stepped or sloping floor, in a theater, church, or other public building to accommodate spectators, exhibits, etc.

the uppermost of such areas in a theater, usually containing the cheapest seats.

the occupants of such an area in a theater.

the general public, especially when regarded as having popular or uncultivated tastes.

any group of spectators or observers, as at a golf match, a Congressional session, etc.

a room, series of rooms, or building devoted to the exhibition and often the sale of works of art.

a long covered area, narrow and open at one or both sides, used especially as a walk or corridor.

Chiefly South Atlantic States.��a long porch or portico; veranda.

a long, relatively narrow room, especially one for public use.

a corridor, especially one having architectural importance through its scale or decorative treatment.

a raised, balconylike platform or passageway running along the exterior wall of a building inside or outside.

a large room or building used for photography, target practice, or other special purposes.

a collection of art for exhibition.

Theater.��a narrow, raised platform located beyond the acting area, used by stagehands or technicians to stand on when working.

Nautical.��a projecting balcony or structure on the quarter or stern of a vessel.

Furniture.��an ornamental railing or cresting surrounding the top of a table, stand, desk, etc.

Mining.��a level or drift.

a small tunnel in a dam, mine, or rock, for various purposes, as inspection or drainage.

a passageway made by an animal.

Fortification Obsolete.��an underground or covered passage to another part of a fortified position.