Balcony

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large ships.

II. Balcony ·noun 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.