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balcony

balcony

192 1.3
A raised platform outside a window or an upper seating area in a theater, often with a railing
  • noun
  • /ˈbæl.kə.ni/
translation icon : balcón
  • We enjoy our morning coffee on the balcony while watching the sunrise.
  • stand on the balcony
  • a hotel balcony
  • second-floor balcony

And I'm on the back balcony like where the pool is.

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Examples

  • And this balcony is also a shared balcony with the next bedroom.

  • One wall was glass, looking out onto a balcony with palm trees in the light mist.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • But this is our little balcony out into the street.

  • So we are out on our little balcony again about to eat some breakfast.

  • And then this leads up to a balcony, which has got a beautiful view.

  • And then we'll be able to step out onto our balcony just there.

  • French doors opened to a private balcony that looked out at the ocean.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • This is insane to have your own private balcony like this.

  • Gabe has a huge room and actually has a private balcony in his room.

  • I want to plant some herbs on our balcony.

Synonyms

gallery
vsbalcony
38 3.8

A long narrow passage in a building used for walking and viewing

is a specific projecting platform or upper seating area, not a long interior passage
mezzanine
vsbalcony
4 7.4

A low balcony in a theatre above the main floor that gives a good view of the stage

is a broader term covering any projecting platform or upper seating area
viewing platform
vsbalcony
1 3.4

A raised place where people stand to look at scenery or events

is usually attached to a building and serves as upper seating, not only viewing

Compounds

The highest seats in a theatre, far from the stage

3.9

A raised seating section above the main floor that sticks out from the wall in a theater

An upper seating area at the back of a theatre with the least expensive seats

How Big

veranda
19 2.7
terrace
42 3.4
balcony
192 1.3

Surface Forms

balcony singular
balconies plural

Etymology

Balcony comes from the Italian balcone, probably from an old word like balk meaning 'beam' that stuck out from a building. So a balcony is literally a platform held by beams that projects from a wall, which explains both the outside platform on a house and the upper seating area in a theatre.