balcony

[Bal·co*ny]

A balcony is a porch or platform that extends from an upper floor of a building. Your apartment might have a balcony with a view of a city park.

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A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.

Noun
a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

Noun
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium


n.
A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.

n.
A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.


Balcony

Bal"co*ny , n.; pl. Balconies . [It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, pacho, beam, G. balken. See Balk beam.] 1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater. 2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships. &hand; "The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years." Smart (1836).

A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony in a theater.

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Usage Examples

We sat around on a hotel balcony with a bottle of wine and tried to figure out how you would go about blowing up a planet. That's the kind of conversations science fiction writers have when they get together. We don't talk about football or anything like that.

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