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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • balus·traded adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of balustrade1

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

Origin of balustrade1

C17: from French, from balustre baluster
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Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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