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loge

loge

2 9.3
A small private seating area in a theater that is separate from the main seats
  • noun
  • /loʊdʒ/
translation icon : loge
  • Dylan leads the charge down the loge section, blowing past the security woman, who yells after her.
  • loge sections

Examples

  • She reserved a loge for her friends to enjoy the play in comfort away from the crowds.

  • Somehow, I had ended up in a loge seat.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • I'll give you two loge seats for the Bulls/Mavericks on Sunday.

  • Virgil and Amy are in the loge seats on the aisle, up behind the goal.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Into the 1960s, American theaters included loge sections to accommodate smokers and seduce them back into the theater.

    Academic text (2016)
  • San Francisco's Music Hall Cinema, opened in 1962 and targeted to "discriminating clientele," included a loge in its relatively small setting of 364 seats.

    Academic text (2016)
  • I bought tickets for the concert and we're sitting in the loge with a great view of the stage.

  • The VIPs enjoyed drinks and snacks in their exclusive loge area during the game.

Synonyms

box
vsloge
511 2.9

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

is a small private seating section inside a theater or grandstand

How Private

loge
2 9.3
box seat
7 4.4
box
511 2.9
balcony
192 1.3

Surface Forms

loge singular
loges plural

Etymology

Loge comes from an old French word loge meaning 'hut' or 'shelter', and it is the same root as the English word lodge. So a theater loge is like a small private 'hut' or box inside the building, which explains why it is a separate, private seating area.