オーケストラボックス

noun

orchestra pit

The lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra plays during a performance. Wasei-eigo from English 'orchestra box'; the standard English term is 'orchestra pit'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from orchestra box

See also: オーケストラピット

• オペラの間あいだ、オーケストラボックスでは演えん奏そうが続つづいていた。

  During the opera, the music continued in the orchestra pit.