Definition of Balcony

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


2. Noun. A platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet.
Terms within: Balusters, Balustrade, Banister, Bannister, Handrail
Specialized synonyms: Gallery
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure

Definition of Balcony

1. 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.

Definition of Balcony

1. Noun. An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window. ¹

2. Noun. (rfquotek Shakespeare) ¹

3. Noun. (rfquotek the Bible) ¹

4. Noun. An accessible structure overlooking a stage. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Balcony

1. an elevated platform [n -NIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Balcony

balaustines
balbis
balboa
balboas
balbriggan
balbriggans
balbuties
balcon
balconet
balconets
balconette
balconette bra
balconettes
balconied
balconies
balcony bra
balcony bras
balconylike
bald
bald-faced
bald-faced hornet
bald-headed
bald-pated
bald as a coot
bald cypress
bald eagle
bald eagles
bald earn
bald erne

Literary usage of Balcony

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1879)
"Rogers, I remember, says somewhere that to hear any one say balcOny “made him sick.” No doubt balcony is right; but the word, ..."

2. Berlin and Its Environs: Handbook for Travellers by Karl Baedeker, Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1908)
"Orchestra and best boxes 81^, 1st balcony (front row) and side boxes 6'/a ... Stage and orchestra boxes, 1st balcony side-boxes lO^l, 1st balcony 1st row ..."

3. Handbook of Building Construction: Data for Architects, Designing and by George Albert Hool, Nathan Clarke Johnson (1920)
"431, let m be the curved member, n and p the sides of a rectangular balcony circumscribing the curved balcony. Then n represents the bracket of a ..."

4. Northern Germany as Far as the Bavarian and Austrian Frontiers: Who They are by Karl Baedeker (Firm), William Beck (1897)
"Best boxes 8 Л; 1st balcony and 1st balcony-boxes 5, parquet or parquet-boxes (the latter not recommended) 5, 2nd balcony and 2nd balcony-boxes 3'/2} 3rd ..."

5. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"The stone balcony projecting from the town hall in an Italian town is called Ringhiera (which see), ... A balcony projecting into a church and connected Ji. ..."

6. Spanish Ironwork by Arthur Byne, Mildred Stapley Byne (1915)
"In the little town of Santa Coloma de Queralt, in northern Catalonia, is another long balcony with not only iron supports but also interesting overhead ..."

7. Bas-reliefs from the Temple of Rameses I at Abydos by Herbert Eustis Winlock (1921)
"... windows and balconies of royal appearances (eg, fig. 3) suggests tile inlay work. The balcony of royal appearances in the palace of Ram- esses III at ..."

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