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balcony 音标拼音: [b'ælkəni] n. 阳台,包厢 阳台,包厢 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 parapetBalcony \ 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] 42 Moby Thesaurus words for " balcony": auditorium, box, box seat, catafalque, dais, dress circle, emplacement, estrade, fauteuil, floor, gallery, heliport, hustings, landing, landing pad, landing stage, launching pad, loge, nigger heaven, orchestra, orchestra circle, paradise, parquet, parquet circle, parterre, peanut gallery, pit, platform, podium, proscenium boxes, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stage, stall, standing room, step terrace, stump, terrace, theatre stall, tribunal, tribune |
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