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balcony
[ bal-kuh-nee ]
noun
- a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
- a gallery in a theater.
balcony
/ ˈbælkənɪ /
noun
- a platform projecting from the wall of a building with a balustrade or railing along its outer edge, often with access from a door or window
- a gallery in a theatre or auditorium, above the dress circle
- any circle or gallery in a theatre or auditorium including the dress circle
Derived Forms
- ˈbalconied, adjective
Other Words From
- balco·nied adjective
- un·balco·nied adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of balcony1
Example Sentences
Orchestra seats cost $100; mezzanine is $75; and balcony, $50.
From a balcony on one side, a few people looked down on us as we entered, waving hello.
From his balcony overlooking the American embassy hangs a Palestinian flag.
Neatly hung laundry still dangled over the main street from the second-floor balcony of an apartment above a blown-out storefront.
Because Thrones is basically a soap opera, of course a seething Lysa was watching Sansa and Baelish make out from her balcony.
Now, he chose a small table in a corner of the balcony, close to the glass screen.
Her thin and narrow hands held the balcony railing rather tightly.
He, too, sought his bedroom, a cool apartment with a balcony outside the French window.
On this balcony, which stretched along the whole range of first-floor bedrooms, he stood for a while, pondering deeply.
She sat still, looking out through the open window to the moonlight that lay on the white stone of the balcony floor.
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