balcony
- noun
- A2
- Top 5000
A small floor with a wall or bars around it that sticks out from an upper wall of a building, which you can step onto from a room.
We hung the washing out on the balcony to dry.
Our room upstairs has a narrow balcony facing the mountains.
She grows herbs in pots on the balcony all summer.
He stepped out onto the balcony to take a phone call.
Common collocations: on the balcony · a small balcony · balcony door · step onto the balcony · a private balcony
Part of: Rooms, Accommodation, Buildings and places
Forms
- plural
- balconies