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# balcony

«balcony» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small floor with a railing on the outside of a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (balcony, balconies)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A balcony is a small floor with a railing on the outside of a building, where you can stand or sit above the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#m1)

2) In a theatre or cinema, the balcony is the upper level of seats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a place in a story; things on it are counted (pots, plants); sometimes its length, width, area or perimeter. Safety: never climb on a balcony railing or lean over it. Everyday life: flats and hotels often have balconies. In stories: Romeo and Juliet's balcony scene. Phrases: on the balcony, balcony door, balcony seats.

### examples

- There are 6 flower pots on the balcony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x1)
- The balcony is 4 meters long and 2 meters wide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x2)
- Each flat has one balcony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x3)
- 3 birds sat on the balcony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x4)
- We ate breakfast on the balcony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x5)
- Never climb on the balcony railing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x6)
- Our hotel room had a balcony with a view of the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x7)
- We sat in the balcony at the theatre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x8)
- One evening the stranger sat out on the balcony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/#x9)

### note

Plural «balconies» (y changes to ies). A place word; with length and width it may ask for area or perimeter. Otherwise no clue. Trap: the railing goes on only some sides, so it is not always the full perimeter.

### In the corpora

- [Cats can be badly hurt in falls, so you never drop or throw a cat and keep windows and balconies safe.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/61-cats-and-dogs-up-close/13/)
- [Many injuries at home come from falls and from heavy things falling on children, so windows, balconies and furniture need care.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/0/)
- [Never throw or drop anything from a balcony, because a falling object can seriously hurt someone below.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/8/)
- [Never stand on a chair or climb anything on a balcony, because you could fall over the railing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/110-windows-balconies-and-furniture/9/)
- [Never throw or drop anything from a balcony, because a falling object can seriously hurt someone below.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/218-balconies-blades-batteries-and-bottles/5/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «balcony» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/balcony/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.