Balcony

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Balcony \Bal"co*ny\ (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl.
     {Balconies} (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[i^]z). [It. balcone; cf. It.
     balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G.
     balken. See {Balk} beam.]
     1. (Arch.) 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.
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     2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large
        ships.
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     Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first
           syllable within these twenty years." --Smart (1836).
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  balcony
       n 1: an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor
            in an auditorium
       2: a platform projecting from the wall of a building and
          surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "balcony":
     auditorium, box, box seat, catafalque, dais, dress circle,
     emplacement, estrade, fauteuil, floor, gallery, heliport, hustings,
     landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, loge,
     nigger heaven, orchestra, orchestra circle, paradise, parquet,
     parquet circle, parterre, peanut gallery, pit, platform, podium,
     proscenium boxes, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stage, stall,
     standing room, step terrace, stump, terrace, theatre stall,
     tribunal, tribune