balustrade
a railing with supporting balusters.
Origin of balustrade
1Other words from balustrade
- bal·us·trad·ed, adjective
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How to use balustrade in a sentence
They had been hanging over the low balustrade, engaged in a heart-to-heart talk with two pretty Quartier brunettes.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithNarrow winding staircases in the interior lead to the top, upon which a small platform, with a balustrade a foot high, is erected.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferNearer came the feet, and I peered between the interstices of the screening balustrade.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellThe terrace was walled with creamy stone, and railed about by a heavy balustrade of white magnesian limestone.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral | John Dunloe CarteretThe hideous figure of Peter the Hermit re-appeared above the balustrade.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for balustrade
/ (ˈbæləˌstreɪd) /
an ornamental rail or coping with its supporting set of balusters
Origin of balustrade
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