balconynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbæl.kə.ni/us/ˈbæl.kə.ni/balcony noun [ C ] (ON BUILDING)
B1 an area with a wall or bars around it that is joined to the outside wall of a building on an upper level:
We had a drink on the hotel balcony.
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Parts of buildings: walls & parts of walls
- alcove
- baseboard
- cavity wall
- chimney breast
- clapboard
- damp course
- drystone wall
- moulding
- niche
- open-plan
- plasterboard
- recess
- sconce
- siding
- skirting board
- stall
- stonework
- terrace
- walled
- woodwork
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balcony noun [ C ] (IN THEATRE)
C2 an area of seats at an upper level in a theatre:
Our seats are in row F of the balcony.
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Theatre auditorium & front-of-house
- aisle
- auditorium
- booking office
- box
- box office
- circle
- dress circle
- foyer
- front
- front-of-house
- full house
- god
- house
- house lights
- mezzanine
- mosh pit
- orchestra
- out front idiom
- pit
- stall