Balcony vs. Deck

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  • Balcony

    A balcony (from Italian: balcone, scaffold; cf. Old High German balcho, beam, balk; probably cognate with Persian term بالكانه bālkāneh or its older variant پالكانه pālkāneh;) is a platform projecting from the wall of a building, supported by columns or console brackets, and enclosed with a balustrade, usually above the ground floor.

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  • Balcony (noun)

    An structure building, especially outside a window.

  • Balcony (noun)

    An accessible structure stage or the like.

  • Deck (noun)

    Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

  • Deck (noun)

    The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck; larger ships have two or three decks.

    “to swab the deck”

  • Deck (noun)

    A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.

  • Deck (noun)

    A pack or set of playing cards.

  • Deck (noun)

    A set of cards owned by each individual player and from which they draw when playing.

  • Deck (noun)

    A set of slides for a presentation.

  • Deck (noun)

    A heap or store.

  • Deck (verb)

    To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.

  • Deck (verb)

    To knock someone to the floor, especially with a single punch.

    “Wow, did you see her deck that guy who pinched her?”

  • Deck (verb)

    To cause a player to run out of cards to draw and usually lose the game as a result.

  • Deck (verb)

    To dress (someone) up, to clothe with more than ordinary elegance

  • Deck (verb)

    To decorate (something).

  • Deck (verb)

    To cover; to overspread.

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