balcony Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
noun a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

It. balcone; cf. It. balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, pacho, beam, G. balken. See Balk beam.

plural Balconies

(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.
A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships. ✍ "The accent has shifted from the second to the first syllable within these twenty years." Smart (1836).