omnibus box

English

Noun

omnibus box (plural omnibus boxes)

  1. (UK, dated) A large box in a theatre, usually level with the stage and having access to it.
    Synonym: omnibus
    • 1856, William Makepeace Thackeray, Novels by Eminent Hands: And Character Sketches:
      You and he yawn together out of the same omnibus-box every night; you fancy yourselves men of pleasure; you fancy yourselves men of fashion; you fancy yourselves men of taste

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