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Balcony vs Handrail - What's the difference?

balcony | handrail |

As nouns the difference between balcony and handrail

is that balcony is an accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window while handrail is a rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.

balcony

English

(wikipedia balcony)

Noun

(balconies)
  • An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
    • (Shakespeare)
    (the Bible)
  • An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=3 citation , passage=Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.}}

    handrail

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.

    • See also

    * bannister * balustrade