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balcony

[bal-kuh-nee]

noun

plural

balconies 
  1. a balustraded or railed elevated platform projecting from the wall of a building.

  2. a gallery in a theater.



balcony

/ ˈæəɪ /

noun

  1. 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

  2. a gallery in a theatre or auditorium, above the dress circle

  3. any circle or gallery in a theatre or auditorium including the dress circle

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • balconied adjective
  • unbalconied adjective
  • ˈDzԾ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of balcony1

1610–20; < Italian balcone balcony, floor-length window < Langobardic (compare Old High German balc ( h ) o, accusative singular balcon beam; balk ); sense extended from the beam over an aperture to the aperture itself
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of balcony1

C17: from Italian balcone , probably from Old High German balko beam; see balk
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As well as the parade the event included the traditional flypast by the Red Arrows, with the royals taking to the Buckingham Palace balcony to watch.

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It would have annoyed Makram for a fleeting moment but soon South Africa's players were erupting in celebration on the balcony in the home dressing room.

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Martino ran to her balcony and saw that federal agents had detained her downstairs neighbor and began to use her cell phone to record the incident.

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It culminates traditionally in a Red Arrows flypast over Buckingham Palace, watched from the balcony by the Royal Family.

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A lone flyer that read “ICE out of LA” was placed on a third-floor balcony.

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