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pit noun

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • (music) A section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.
  • Formerly, that part of a theatre, on the floor of the house, below the level of the stage and behind the orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the occupants of such a part of a theatre.
fosse
  • (motor racing) An area at a racetrack used for refueling and repairing the vehicles during a race.
puits, stand

pit noun

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.
noyau, pépin

pit verb

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • (transitive) To bring (something) into opposition with something else.
opposer

pit verb

  /pɪt/ , [pʰɪʔt]
  • (transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.
dénoyauter, épépiner
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