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  1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet Source: wordnet
  5. 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). Source: webster
  6. 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. Source: adambom
  7. 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 Source: ecdict

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