Oxford Dictionary English dress circle noun noun BrE BrE//ˌdres ˈsɜːkl// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌdres ˈsɜːrkl// (especially British English) (usually North American English first balcony) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsthe first level of seats above the ground floor in a theatreSee dress circle in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: dress circle oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com