orchestra

4 definitions • 3 examples

a large group of musicians who play many different instruments together and are led by a conductor:

She's a cellist in the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

the seats on the main floor of a theatre or cinema, not at a higher level

a large group of musicians playing different instruments and usually organized to play together and led by a conductor:

the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

The orchestra of a theater is the part on the main floor:

We’ve got seats in the fifth row of the orchestra.