"front row" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: front rows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} front row (plural front rows)
  1. In an auditorium or sports venue, the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage, playing field, or other location where the activity of interest is occurring. Translations (in an auditorium or sports venue, the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage, playing field, or other location where the activity of interest is occurring): primera fila [feminine] (Spanish), luneta (english: seat) [feminine] (Spanish), tertulia (english: seat) [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-front_row-en-noun-Gc1Lat67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 33 6 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 21 12 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 26 5 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 56 26 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 50 21 11 17 Disambiguation of 'in an auditorium or sports venue, the line of side-by-side seats closest to the stage, playing field, or other location where the activity of interest is occurring': 94 3 3 1
  2. (British, rugby) The row of players who participate in a scrum with direct contact with the opposing scrum. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-front_row-en-noun-upDiXr-R Categories (other): British English, Rugby Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports
  3. (figurative) The forefront; a situation where one is exposed to the latest developments. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-front_row-en-noun-1zziuLA0
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see front, row. Derived forms: in the front row Related terms: hooker, loosehead, prop, tighthead
    Sense id: en-front_row-en-noun-p7sUyqZX

Inflected forms

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