Veranda vs. Balcony

Verandanoun

A gallery, platform, or balcony, usually roofed and often partly enclosed, extending along the outside of a building.

Verandanoun

An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia.

Verandanoun

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

Veranda

A veranda or verandah is a roofed, open-air gallery or porch, attached to the outside of a building. A veranda is often partly enclosed by a railing and frequently extends across the front and sides of the structure.Although the form verandah is correct and very common, some authorities prefer the version without an (the Concise Oxford English Dictionary gives the version as a variant and The Guardian Style Guide says ).

Balconynoun

(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.

Balconynoun

An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

Balconynoun

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.

Balconynoun

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

Balconynoun

an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

Balconynoun

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

Balcony

A balcony (from Italian: balcone, ) 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.