Balustrade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A rail and the row of balusters or posts that support it, as along the front of a gallery.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In architecture, strictly, a barrier or railing consisting of a horizontal member resting on a series of balusters; but, commonly, an ornamental railing or pierced parapet of any kind, whether serving as a barrier or merely as a decorative feature, and whether composed of balusters or not.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    barrier   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bannister    banister    balusters    handrail    guardrail   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    banister    railing    parapet    cornice    handrail   
     
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