Balustrade Definition

bălə-strād
balustrades
noun
balustrades
A rail and the row of balusters or posts that support it, as along the front of a gallery.
American Heritage
A structure, as along a stairway, consisting of a handrail supported by balusters.
Webster's New World

(architecture) 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.

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Other Word Forms of Balustrade

Noun

Singular:
balustrade
Plural:
balustrades

Origin of Balustrade

  • From French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata (“with balusters”), from balaustro (“baluster”), from balausta (“wild pomegranate flower”), via Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaustion), from Semitic (compare Aramaic balatz 'wild pomegranate flower'). So named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open pomegranate flower. Also see baluster.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Italian balaustrata from balaustro baluster baluster

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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