a platform with a railing that sticks out from an upper floor of a building so people can stand or sit outside
She drank coffee on the small balcony overlooking the garden.
Colorful plants lined the balcony of their apartment.
✦ from Italian “balcone”, originally meaning ‘scaffold’ or ‘large window’
the upper level of seats in a theater or cinema that projects over the main floor
We bought tickets in the balcony to see the play.
From the balcony, the view of the stage was perfect.
✦ same origin as architectural balcony; later extended to theater seating in the 18th century
