upper balcony
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4.0
- noun
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balcón superior
Examples
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We must reach the upper balcony.
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The Ripper flees across the front row of the upper balcony.
Fiction book (1993) -
101 Composite Draft 1 0/1 0/92 On the stairs to the upper balcony, Danny squeezes through the crowd.
Fiction book (1993) -
Although the view from the upper balcony was not the best, we enjoyed the performance nonetheless.
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She purchased tickets for the upper balcony to save money on the concert.
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During the show, the audience in the upper balcony cheered loudly for the performers.
Synonyms
The highest seats in a theater balcony that are far from the stage
An upper seating area at the back of a theatre with the least expensive seats
Cheap seats high in the back of a theater
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'upper' (toward the top) modifies 'balcony' (a platform with seating), so its meaning as the higher or top section of the balcony is directly predictable from the parts. This is a common, cross-linguistic compositional pattern and a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the intended sense.
Etymology
Upper balcony names the top level of seats in a theatre: the word balcony is a raised area of seats and upper shows it is the highest one, where people sit far from the stage. That's why upper balcony means the highest, often 'cheaper' seats with a distant view.