Definition of "parterre" in Anglais

noun

1. (horticulture) A flowerbed, particularly an elevated one.

2. (horticulture) A garden with paths between such flowerbeds.

3. (theater) A part of the section of theater seats located on the ground floor, on the same level as the orchestra.

4. (theater, by extension) That part of a theater audience seated in the parterre, sometimes regarded as belonging to a lower social class.

5. (US, New York) An apartment balcony.