balcony
noun /ˈbælkəni/
/ˈbælkəni/
(plural balconies)
- enlarge imagea platform that is built on the upstairs outside wall of a building, with a wall or rail around it. You can get out onto a balcony from an upstairs room.
- We had drinks on the hotel balcony.
- an area of seats upstairs in a theatre see also circle, first balconyWordfinderTopics Film and theatrec2
- artistic director
- auditorium
- balcony
- box office
- circle
- director
- foyer
- stage
- the stalls
- theatre
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Italian balcone, probably ultimately of Germanic origin.