balustrade

[ bal-uh-streyd, bal-uh-streyd ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a railing with supporting balusters.

balustrade

/ ˈbæləˌstreɪd /

noun

1. an ornamental rail or coping with its supporting set of balusters

Other Words From

• balus·traded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of balustrade¹

1635–45; < French balustre baluster + -ade -ade ¹; compare Spanish balaustrada, Italian balaustrata

Word History and Origins

Origin of balustrade¹

C17: from French, from balustre baluster

Example Sentences

They had been hanging over the low balustrade, engaged in a heart-to-heart talk with two pretty Quartier brunettes.

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Narrow winding staircases in the interior lead to the top, upon which a small platform, with a balustrade a foot high, is erected.

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Nearer came the feet, and I peered between the interstices of the screening balustrade.

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The terrace was walled with creamy stone, and railed about by a heavy balustrade of white magnesian limestone.

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The hideous figure of Peter the Hermit re-appeared above the balustrade.

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