Balcony
Balcony (bal"ko*ny; 277) , noun
[Italian balcone; compare Italian balco, palco, scaffold, from Old High German balcho, palcho, beam, German balken. See Balk beam.]
1.
(Architecture) 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.
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