Sentence:  At St. Patrick's Cathedral, firefighters in dress blues and white gloves escorted families to the <WSD>pews</WSD> for a memorial service, led by Mr. Bloomberg, to honor the 343 Fire Department employees killed on 9/11. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An enclosed compartment in a church which provides seating for a group of people, often a prominent family.