BALCONY
Dictionary entry overview: What does balcony mean?
• BALCONY (noun)
The noun BALCONY has 2 senses:
1. an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
2. a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
Familiarity information: BALCONY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BALCONY (noun)
Meaning:
An upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("balcony" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Meronyms (parts of "balcony"):
box; loge (private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance)
family circle; peanut gallery; second balcony; upper balcony (rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "balcony"):
loge (balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine)
first balcony; mezzanine (first or lowest balcony)
Meaning:
A platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("balcony" is a kind of...):
construction; structure (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts)
Meronyms (parts of "balcony"):
balusters; balustrade; banister; bannister; handrail (a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "balcony"):
gallery (narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade)
