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🏟️ A luxury stadium room 🌌 A virtual sky
skybox

skybox

4 7.4
A private room high in a stadium where guests watch events
  • noun
  • /ˈskaɪˌbɑks/
  • US
translation icon : skybox
  • Sensitive to the needs of my wife, I called home from the skybox several times, even leaving the line open during "Jumpin' Jack Flash" so that we could share the experience.
  • skybox tickets
  • skybox seats
  • luxury skybox

Examples

  • The team owner invited clients to watch the match from his exclusive skybox for a premium experience.

  • Sit up in the skybox with us.

    Drumline (2002)

  • I mean, Vince Carter got me a skybox, but if you want me on the floor with the team, I mean, hey.

    Love for Sale (2008)

  • We have a skybox.

    What Men Want (2019)

  • We are sitting in a skybox high up in the Superdome, complete with a wet bar, kitchen, waiters, and big TV screens to watch the instant replays of what we've just seen with our own naked, pitiful, nondigital eyes.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The VIP guests enjoyed the view of the game from the skybox at the stadium.

  • During the concert, we celebrated in a luxurious skybox while overlooking the stage.

Synonyms

box
vsskybox
511 2.9

A small enclosed area where people sit or watch, for example at a theatre

is specific to stadiums and provides premium private viewing and hospitality amenities
box seat
vsskybox
7 4.4

Private place in a raised box with a good view of the stage or field

is a larger enclosed area with amenities for groups rather than a single spot
skylounge
vsskybox
5.9

A comfortable sitting area on a high floor with large windows and nice views

is designed for watching live events and includes amenities for spectators

Antonyms

bleacher
  • US
48 2.8

A set of outside benches where people sit to watch sports

ground level
21 2.4

The height of the ground outside or the floor at that height

How Exclusive

skybox
  • US
4 7.4
suite
288 3.5
clubroom
1 3.1
box
511 2.9
grandstand
15 5.3
plane seat
1 1.1

Surface Forms

skybox singular
skyboxes plural

Morphology

skybox = sky + box (semi-transparent) = sky + box

The term is a clear compound of 'sky' + 'box' indicating a high, enclosed seating area, but the specialized sense 'premium private seating with amenities' is a stadium-specific extension not fully predictable from components.

Etymology

Skybox combines sky ('the air and space above us') and box ('an enclosed space'), so imagine a 'box' up near the sky. That's why a skybox is a private, elevated room in a stadium with a great view.