balcony

noun (plural balconies)

• 1a platform enclosed by a wall or balustrade on the outside of a building, with access from an upper-floor window or door: the glass doors opened on to a balcony with a view of the park

• 2 (the balcony) the highest tier of seats in a theatre, above the dress or upper circle.
• the upstairs seats in a cinema.
• North American the dress circle in a theatre.