Balustrade

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  balustrade
       n : a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent
           people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {banister}, {balusters},
            {handrail}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "balustrade":
     Samson post, 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,
     shaft, signpost, snubbing post, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion,
     stand, standard, stem, stile, stone wall, subbase, surbase, trunk,
     upright, wall