parquet circle

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The part of the main floor of a theater that lies under the balcony section.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• That part of the lower floor of a theater with seats at the rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries; -- called also, esp. in U. S., orchestra circle or parterre.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun seating at the rear of the main floor (beneath the balconies)