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balcony
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balcony
n.
porch, elevated platform projecting from the side of a building and surrounded by a railing
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Balcony
A balcony (from , scaffold; cf. Old High German balcho, beam, balk; probably cognate with Persian term بالكانه bālkāneh or its older variant پالكانه pālkāneh;) is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.
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balcony
Noun
1. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) loge
(part-meronym) box, loge
2. a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
(hypernym) structure, construction
(hyponym) gallery
(part-meronym) bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail
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balcony
n.
balkon
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balcony
Rzecz.
balkon; weranda; domy jednorodzinne w zabudowie szeregowej; taras; trybuny
