Thesaurus: balcony

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1. n. 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.
2. n. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.
3. n. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
4. n. a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
5. 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. 2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships. Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years." Smart (1836).
6. A platform projecting from the wall of a building, usuallyresting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a parapet; as, abalcony in front of a window. Also, a projecting gallery in places ofamusement; as, the balcony in a theater.
7. n:100 n. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium n. a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet