'Balustrade' definitions:
Definition of 'balustrade'
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Definition of 'Balustrade'
From: GCIDE
- Balustrade \Bal"us*trade`\ (-tr[=a]d`), n. [F. balustrade, It. balaustrata fr. balaustro. See Baluster.] (Arch.) A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, or the eaves of a building, or as a guard railing on a staircase; -- it serves as a guard to prevent people from falling.
- Syn: bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard rail. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Synonyms of 'balustrade'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- baluster,
- banister,
- barrier,
- base,
- boundary,
- caryatid,
- colonnade,
- column,
- dado,
- die,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- fence,
- footstalk,
- gatepost,
- hitching post,
- jack,
- jamb,
- king post,
- milepost,
- mullion,
- newel-post,
- pedestal,
- pedicel,
- peduncle,
- pier,
- pilaster,
- pile,
- piling,
- pillar,
- plinth,
- pole,
- post,
- queen-post,
- rail,
- railing,
- Samson post,
- shaft,
- signpost,
- snubbing post,
- socle,
- staff,
- stalk,
- stanchion,
- stand,
- standard,
- stem,
- stile,
- stone wall,
- subbase,
- surbase,
- trunk,
- upright,
- wall