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balcony

 
/ˈbæl·kə·ni/ n [C]

Definition

a narrow floor that is attached to the outside wall of a building above the ground, usually with sides or bars, or an area of seats at an upper level in a theater: Our hotel room has a balcony that looks out over the pool.
(Definition of balcony n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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