balcony

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bal·co·ny /ˈbælkəni/ ●●○ noun (plural balconies) [countable]  1  TBBa structure that you can stand on, that is attached to the outside wall of a building, above ground level 阳台 Has your flat got a balcony? 你的公寓有阳台吗？ →4  See picture on 见图 Page A11 Where to stay 住的地方2. APTthe seats upstairs at a theatre 〔剧院的〕楼座，楼厅 → stalls →5 see picture at 见图 theatre

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balcony• The twin bedded rooms have private shower-rooms, and some have a balcony.• All bedrooms are twin with private bathroom; some with a balcony.• Room with garden view and balcony £8.25.• The theater on the $ 320 million vessel was designed in the style of an outdoor amphitheater, with cantilevered balconies.• The boiler burst and the balcony was declared unsafe.• One of his neighbours finds water dripping from the balcony above along her ceiling and out near her electric fire.• Karen risked a glance over the balcony wall.• She took it out to the balcony to drink it and think.Origin balcony (1600-1700) Italian balcone

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balcony
bal‧co‧ny /ˈbælkəni/ noun (plural balconies) [countable]1. a structure that you can stand on, that is attached to the outside wall of a building, above ground level:
    Has your flat got a balcony?
2. the seats upstairs at a theatre ⇨ stalls

bal·conyBrE /ˈbælkəni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbælkəni/ 🔊 noun (

plural

bal·conies)

a platform that is built on the upstairs outside wall of a building, with a wall or rail around it. You can get out onto a balcony from an upstairs room. 阳台an area of seats upstairs in a theatre （剧院的）楼厅，楼座  ➡  see also circle noun (4) , first balcony

artistic director, auditorium, balcony, box office, circle, director, foyer, stage, the stalls, theatre