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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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Terrace (noun)
A platform that extends outwards from a building.
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Terrace (noun)
A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.
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Terrace (noun)
A row of residential houses with no gaps between them; a group of row houses.
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Terrace (noun)
A single house in such a group.
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Terrace (noun)
The standing area at a football ground.
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Terrace (noun)
The roof of a building, especially if accessible to the residents. Often used for drying laundry, sun-drying foodstuffs, exercise, or sleeping outdoors in hot weather.
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Terrace (verb)
To provide something with a terrace.
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Terrace (verb)
To form something into a terrace.
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Balcony (noun)
An structure building, especially outside a window.
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Balcony (noun)
An accessible structure stage or the like.
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Terrace (noun)
a level paved area next to a building; a patio
“breakfast is served on the terrace”
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Terrace (noun)
each of a series of flat areas made on a slope, used for cultivation.
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Terrace (noun)
a flight of wide, shallow steps providing standing room for spectators in a stadium, especially a soccer ground.
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Terrace (noun)
a natural horizontal shelflike formation, such as a raised beach.
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Terrace (noun)
a row of houses built in one block in a uniform style
“an attractive Regency terrace”
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Terrace (noun)
an individual house built as part of a row
“modern furniture looks out of place in your Victorian terrace”
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Terrace (verb)
make or form (sloping land) into a number of level flat areas resembling a series of steps
“the slope had to be terraced”