Balcony
noun
An outdoor space that is attached to the side of a building. It is usually on an upper floor and you can often stand or sit on it.
She stepped out onto the balcony to enjoy the fresh morning air.
Often appears as...
- lean on the balcony
- step onto the balcony
noun
In theater, it is the part of the seating area that is higher than the main part, often providing seating for a large number of people.
We sat in the balcony so we could get a full view of the stage.
Often appears as...
- sit in the balcony
- view from the balcony
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Literary
noun
An outdoor space that is attached to the side of a building. It is usually on an upper floor and you can often stand or sit on it.
She stepped out onto the balcony to enjoy the fresh morning air.
Often appears as...
- lean on the balcony
- step onto the balcony
noun
In theater, it is the part of the seating area that is higher than the main part, often providing seating for a large number of people.
We sat in the balcony so we could get a full view of the stage.
Often appears as...
- sit in the balcony
- view from the balcony
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Private Outdoor
A balcony is often a private space for relaxation or dining, not public like a park.
They had breakfast on their private balcony overlooking the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Elevated Access
Balconies are above ground level, sometimes requiring stairs to access.
Their apartment on the third floor has a balcony accessible by a spiral staircase.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Perspective
Provides a higher vantage point to view surroundings, like gardens or streets.
From the balcony, you can see the bustling market below.
Pro Tip 1/3Private Outdoor
A balcony is often a private space for relaxation or dining, not public like a park.
They had breakfast on their private balcony overlooking the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Elevated Access
Balconies are above ground level, sometimes requiring stairs to access.
Their apartment on the third floor has a balcony accessible by a spiral staircase.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Perspective
Provides a higher vantage point to view surroundings, like gardens or streets.
From the balcony, you can see the bustling market below.
Pro Tip 1/3Private Outdoor
A balcony is often a private space for relaxation or dining, not public like a park.
They had breakfast on their private balcony overlooking the sea.
Pro Tip 2/3Elevated Access
Balconies are above ground level, sometimes requiring stairs to access.
Their apartment on the third floor has a balcony accessible by a spiral staircase.
Pro Tip 3/3Outdoor Perspective
Provides a higher vantage point to view surroundings, like gardens or streets.
From the balcony, you can see the bustling market below.
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Why should you read...
in a way that would immediately grab the attention of his diverse and rowdy audience. The Globe welcomed all sections of society. Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit.
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Through the shattered...
and her offspring had been leveled to the ground the only remaining structure of the house was a stairway to their balcony a sole reminder and a testimony that the rubble was once a home her family has hosted me and my fixers during my previous visit the table was full of
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How video games turn...
I'm the android sent by CyberLife. Captain Let's fire at everything that moves. It already shot down two of my men. We could easily get it, but they're on the edge of the balcony -- it if falls, she falls. OK, now we need to decide what we want to ask the captain.
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Buildings that blend...
to help people get to know their neighbors, even when their homes are organized in the vertical dimension. So we invented a way to use balconies as the new social connectors. The shapes of the floor slabs vary slightly and they transition as you go up the tower.
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Billion-Dollar Boat PIPE...
when they told me that on a transatlantic liner you can't have any balcony cabins and my answer was if we can't have any Malkin cabins we can't have a transatlantic liner and they said okay we'll go back to the drawing board to create enough space
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The habits of happiness...
We like the ups and downs of life. We like our suffering because it's so good when it ceases for a while." This is what I see from the balcony of my hermitage in the Himalayas. It's about two meters by three, and you are all welcome any time.
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The walk from "no" to...
when angry, you will make the best speech you will ever regret. And so the third side reminds us of that. The third side helps us go to the balcony, which is a metaphor for a place of perspective, where we can keep our eyes on the prize.
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What the world can learn...
Certainly, the authorities were trying to help, I think at that moment, but again, the information flow was not that free. And during lockdown, people were screaming off of their balconies, because they couldn't get food,
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The Hummingbirds of São...
friends, but with the hummingbird feeder, we could get this hummingbird friend. And it's really important for us, for example, when we're here at the balcony reading or having lunch or during a meditation in the morning,
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A blueprint for...
and my parents refused to let me go because they said we would be compelled to sit in the balcony and they viewed this as an indignity that they were not going to stomach and so I wasn't able to go I was very
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Why should you read...
in a way that would immediately grab the attention of his diverse and rowdy audience. The Globe welcomed all sections of society. Wealthier patrons watched the stage from covered balconies while poorer people paid a penny to take in the show from an open-air section called the pit.
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Through the shattered...
and her offspring had been leveled to the ground the only remaining structure of the house was a stairway to their balcony a sole reminder and a testimony that the rubble was once a home her family has hosted me and my fixers during my previous visit the table was full of
Video examples
How video games turn...
I'm the android sent by CyberLife. Captain Let's fire at everything that moves. It already shot down two of my men. We could easily get it, but they're on the edge of the balcony -- it if falls, she falls. OK, now we need to decide what we want to ask the captain.
Video examples
Buildings that blend...
to help people get to know their neighbors, even when their homes are organized in the vertical dimension. So we invented a way to use balconies as the new social connectors. The shapes of the floor slabs vary slightly and they transition as you go up the tower.
Video examples
Billion-Dollar Boat PIPE...
when they told me that on a transatlantic liner you can't have any balcony cabins and my answer was if we can't have any Malkin cabins we can't have a transatlantic liner and they said okay we'll go back to the drawing board to create enough space
Video examples
The habits of happiness...
We like the ups and downs of life. We like our suffering because it's so good when it ceases for a while." This is what I see from the balcony of my hermitage in the Himalayas. It's about two meters by three, and you are all welcome any time.
Video examples
The walk from "no" to...
when angry, you will make the best speech you will ever regret. And so the third side reminds us of that. The third side helps us go to the balcony, which is a metaphor for a place of perspective, where we can keep our eyes on the prize.
Video examples
What the world can learn...
Certainly, the authorities were trying to help, I think at that moment, but again, the information flow was not that free. And during lockdown, people were screaming off of their balconies, because they couldn't get food,
Video examples
The Hummingbirds of São...
friends, but with the hummingbird feeder, we could get this hummingbird friend. And it's really important for us, for example, when we're here at the balcony reading or having lunch or during a meditation in the morning,
Video examples
A blueprint for...
and my parents refused to let me go because they said we would be compelled to sit in the balcony and they viewed this as an indignity that they were not going to stomach and so I wasn't able to go I was very
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Robert Fisk
British Journalist
I'm not sure whether I've been happy. After my last book tour, I sat on my balcony with a cup of tea. I thought: 'You can't rewind the movie. I've spent more than half my life in the Middle East. There have been great moments of horror and depression and loneliness.
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Kevin J. Anderson
American Writer
We sat around on a hotel balcony with a bottle of wine and tried to figure out how you would go about blowing up a planet. That's the kind of conversations science fiction writers have when they get together. We don't talk about football or anything like that.
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Natasia Demetriou
English Comedian
I've just got a flat with a little balcony, so I did that fantastic thing of buying far too many plants and not really knowing what was going to stay alive and what wasn't.
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Steve Aoki
American Musician
The craziest thing I've probably done during a show is the balcony dive - it was pretty scary. I was like, 'This could result in an injury of mine,' but somehow I survived.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
We lived in a flat that you could pretty much fit in my current kitchen. No wonder people drink! I can't understand why they don't throw themselves off the balconies.
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
When I was at school, I used to stay on a balcony singing and people would stand around listening.
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Gurmeet Choudhary
Indian Actor
Everyday, I sit in my balcony and think about how I want to take my life forward.
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Olga Kurylenko
French Actress
Balconies scare me, and I would never do a shoot on one. I am afraid of heights.
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Richard Cohen
American Journalist
Hillary Clinton looms over the Democratic Party like Evita from her balcony.
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Shefali Shah
I have jumped off a balcony from the second floor.
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Robert Fisk
British Journalist
I'm not sure whether I've been happy. After my last book tour, I sat on my balcony with a cup of tea. I thought: 'You can't rewind the movie. I've spent more than half my life in the Middle East. There have been great moments of horror and depression and loneliness.
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Kevin J. Anderson
American Writer
We sat around on a hotel balcony with a bottle of wine and tried to figure out how you would go about blowing up a planet. That's the kind of conversations science fiction writers have when they get together. We don't talk about football or anything like that.
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Natasia Demetriou
English Comedian
I've just got a flat with a little balcony, so I did that fantastic thing of buying far too many plants and not really knowing what was going to stay alive and what wasn't.
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Steve Aoki
American Musician
The craziest thing I've probably done during a show is the balcony dive - it was pretty scary. I was like, 'This could result in an injury of mine,' but somehow I survived.
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Gary Oldman
English Actor
We lived in a flat that you could pretty much fit in my current kitchen. No wonder people drink! I can't understand why they don't throw themselves off the balconies.
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Bad Bunny
Puerto Rican Singer
When I was at school, I used to stay on a balcony singing and people would stand around listening.
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Gurmeet Choudhary
Indian Actor
Everyday, I sit in my balcony and think about how I want to take my life forward.
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Olga Kurylenko
French Actress
Balconies scare me, and I would never do a shoot on one. I am afraid of heights.
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Richard Cohen
American Journalist
Hillary Clinton looms over the Democratic Party like Evita from her balcony.
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Shefali Shah
I have jumped off a balcony from the second floor.
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