| slovo | definícia |
balcony
(mass) | balcony
- balkón |
balcony
(encz) | balcony,balkón |
Balcony
(gcide) | Balcony \Bal"co*ny\ (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl.
Balconies (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[i^]z). [It. balcone; cf. It.
balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G.
balken. See Balk beam.]
1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building,
usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a
parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a
projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony
in a theater.
[1913 Webster]
2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large
ships.
[1913 Webster]
Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first
syllable within these twenty years." --Smart (1836).
[1913 Webster] |
balcony
(wn) | balcony
n 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 |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
first balcony
(encz) | first balcony, n: |
second balcony
(encz) | second balcony, n: |
upper balcony
(encz) | upper balcony, n: |
Balcony
(gcide) | Balcony \Bal"co*ny\ (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl.
Balconies (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[i^]z). [It. balcone; cf. It.
balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G.
balken. See Balk beam.]
1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building,
usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a
parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a
projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony
in a theater.
[1913 Webster]
2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large
ships.
[1913 Webster]
Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first
syllable within these twenty years." --Smart (1836).
[1913 Webster] |
first balcony
(wn) | first balcony
n 1: first or lowest balcony [syn: mezzanine, first balcony] |
second balcony
(wn) | second balcony
n 1: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the
least expensive seats [syn: second balcony, {family
circle}, upper balcony, peanut gallery] |
upper balcony
(wn) | upper balcony
n 1: rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the
least expensive seats [syn: second balcony, {family
circle}, upper balcony, peanut gallery] |
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