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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
/ ˈæəɪ /
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
- ˈDzԾ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- c·Ծ adjective
- un·c·Ծ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of balcony1
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Example Sentences
The King and Queen will also be on the Palace balcony to watch a flypast and attend a celebratory concert for the occasion, which marks the end of World War Two in Europe.
He spent 10 days in the hospital, during which he delivered his weekly prayer from a balcony and visited patients in the pediatric cancer ward.
It was an opera house, and it was really there, with its baroque moldings and balconies sprawling out atop the Empire Polo Club stage at this year’s Coachella festival.
From a balcony, I saw that the slope below me was scorched right up to the Villa Aurora property line.
He often runs the entire length of the aisles and travels up to the last row of the balcony, cordless camera and operator in tow.
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