Balcony
['bælkənɪ] or ['bælkəni]
Definition
(noun.) a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet.
(noun.) an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium.
Checked by John--From WordNet
Definition
(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.
(n.) A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.
Checker: Nicole
Definition
n. a stage or platform projecting from the wall of a building within or without supported by pillars or consoles and surrounded with a balustrade or railing: in theatres usually the gallery immediately above the dress circle.—n. Bal′conette a miniature balcony.—adj. Bal′conied.
Checker: Roland
Unserious Contents or Definition
For lovers to dream of making sad adieus on a balcony, long and perhaps final separation may follow. Balcony also denotes unpleasant news of absent friends.
Editor: Zeke
Examples
- Mrs Sparkler, looking at another window where her husband stood in the balcony, was tired of that view. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- A little below us stood the Holy Thern on watch upon his balcony. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- A breeze had sprung up, swaying inward the muslin curtains, and bringing a fresh scent of mignonette and petunias from the flower-box on the balcony. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- In another instant I had drawn myself up on the balcony. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- We were on a balcony. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Our rooms are on the Rue de Rivoli, and sitting on the balcony, we look up and down the long, brilliant street. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And then she would lean upon her balcony, and look over at the water, as though they all lay underneath it. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Mr. Shelby sat in a large hall opening into the room, and running through the whole length of the house, to a balcony on either end. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- At this moment Mrs. Shelby appeared on the balcony, beckoning to him. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I did not waste time in circling the great board--with a single leap I cleared table and diners and sprang upon the balcony beyond. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Altogether, ours was a lively and a picturesque procession, and drew crowded audiences to the balconies wherever we went. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The balconies of the houses look out on the plaza. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Glenmont is a rather elaborate and florid building in Queen Anne English style, of brick, stone, and wooden beams showing on the exterior, with an abundance of gables and balconies. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But her favourite station was the balcony of her own room, overhanging the canal, with other balconies below, and none above. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It was a modern building, without distinctive character, but many-windowed, and pleasantly balconied up its wide cream-coloured front. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Checker: Willa