Balcony
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbælkəni/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Balcony is a noun meaning (architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
Meaning
(architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
More Meanings
- An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
Example Sentences
The next day as the three travelers were approaching the town, Peter went out on the balcony to pray.
Its old town rises out of the Aegean Sea towards a clifftop Venetian castle in a jumble of white-washed narrow streets, flat rooftops and balconies that provide a perfect, obstacle-filled arena for parkour.
No security cameras were monitoring the second-floor balcony where thieves gained access to the Louvre to steal historic jewels worth over $100 million, the museum’s director told a French Senate committee hearing.
Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
Word Forms
- balconies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deck, veranda, terrace, porch, patio, railing.
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