balcony
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
balcony/ˈbalkəni/
▶noun (pl. balconies)
- 1 a platform enclosed by a wall or balustrade on the outside of a building.
- 2 the highest tier of seats in a theatre or cinema.
■ N. Amer. the dress circle in a theatre.
– derivatives
balconied adjective.
balconied adjective.
– origin C17: from Ital. balcone.
'balcony' also found in these Oxford entries:
cantilever
- French window
- gallery
- mezzanine
- minaret
- parapet
- patio door
- pew
- soffit
- sun deck
