Definition of "balcony"

balcony

/ˈbælkəni/

noun
plural balconies
1. (architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
  Quotations
  I sprang a step forward; when two shadows were distinctly traced on the moonlit myrtle! Then two figures stood upon the balcony. A young cavalier jumped from the balustrade, and hurried down the path that led to the garden, where I well remember a gate opened on an unfrequented lane.
  1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), page 132
  The next day as the three travelers were approaching the town, Peter went out on the balcony to pray.
  2002, The Message translation of The Bible, Book of Acts 10:9–13
2. An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
  Quotations
  Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.
  1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus