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balcony

[ bal-kuh-nee ]

noun

, plural bal·co·nies.
  1. a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.
  2. a gallery in a theater.


balcony

/ ˈbælkənɪ /

noun

  1. 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
  2. a gallery in a theatre or auditorium, above the dress circle
  3. any circle or gallery in a theatre or auditorium including the dress circle


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Derived Forms

  • ˈbalconied, adjective

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Other Words From

  • balco·nied adjective
  • un·balco·nied adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of balcony1

1610–20; < Italian balcone balcony, floor-length window < Langobardic (compare Old High German balc ( h ) o, accusative singular balcon beam; balk ); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself

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Word History and Origins

Origin of balcony1

C17: from Italian balcone , probably from Old High German balko beam; see balk

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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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