balcony \bal"cony\ ba^l"k-ony^; 277, n.; pl.
   balconies ba^l"k-oni^z. it. balcone; cf. it.
   balco, palco, scaffold, fr. ohg. balcho, palcho, beam, g.
   balken. see balk beam.
   1. arch. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. a projecting gallery once common at the stern of large
      ships.
      1913 webster

   note: "the accent has shifted from the second to the first
         syllable within these twenty years." --smart 1836.
         1913 webster
see also:
balconies balk