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balcony

noun

ˈbal-kə-nē

Definition of balcony

as in deck

a flat roofless structure attached to a building on summer mornings I often have breakfast out on the balcony

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Recent Examples of balcony Make sure to get a room with a balcony for private hipster-gazing with a cocktail. — Riza Cruz, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026 Interspersed with photographs of him taking in the Tuileries garden from the balcony of Le Meurice, or summering in the South of France at the estate of the Prince and Princesse de Polignac, were letters. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Featuring cantilevered balconies and roofs, Wright later described the home as a progenitor to Fallingwater. — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026 The video, captured by Rosalicia Bernal, showed the dog surrounded by waste on a balcony at the ParkLine Condos. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for balcony

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The outdoor second-floor deck is perfect for taking a break between museums—there's a table with complimentary coffee, fresh fruit, water, and seltzer available all day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
At the void deck was a group of old men gathered around a stone table, bottles of beer open before them.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of deck

Noun

Our two-bedroom villa was typical, with a meditation terrace on the roof and its own serene lily pond for meditating.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
The highlight is the garden terrace with an open-air bathroom, complete with a wooden bath and a rainforest shower.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of terrace

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From feeding hobos on the back porch in the night in the Great Depression to marching against wars for oil in the Eighties and Nineties.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
This had been the original barn on the Pierce property, raised back when the entirety of the Pierce farm could be seen from the porch.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

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