balcony
bal·cony [balcony balconies] BrE [ˈbælkəni] NAmE [ˈbælkəni] noun (pl. bal·conies)
1. a platform that is built on the upstairs outside wall of a building, with a wall or rail around it. You can get out onto a balcony from an upstairs room. 
2. an area of seats upstairs in a theatre
see also ↑circle, ↑first balcony
Word Origin:
early 17th cent.: from Italian balcone, probably ultimately of Germanic origin.
Example Bank:
•We had drinks on the hotel balcony.
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