bal·us·trade (b l  -str d )n. A rail and the row of balusters or posts that support it, as along the front of a gallery. [French, from Italian balaustrata, from balaustro, baluster; see baluster.] |
balustrade [ˈbæləˌstreɪd]
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(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an ornamental rail or coping with its supporting set of balusters
[from French, from balustre baluster]
Balustrade a row or assemblage of balusters or turned pillars—Johnson, 1755.
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| Noun | 1. |  balustrade - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from fallingbalcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet baluster - one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement |
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