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Balcony railing
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balustrade
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Word definitions for balustrade in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ All four stood just behind the balustrade . ▪ Brownstones, balustrades, bay windows, wrought-iron. ▪ He describes a balcony with a balustrade of crumbling stucco, on which sits a struggling jade plant in an earthenware pot. ▪ ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context architecture English) 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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling [syn: bannister , banister , balusters , handrail ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"row of balusters," 1640s, from French balustrade (17c.), from Italian balaustrata "provided with balusters," from balaustro "pillar" (see baluster ).\n
Usage examples of balustrade.
Climbing over a balustrade, he made his way along a gallery and then crouched beside a door.
One of his attendants leaped upon a balustrade and swooped down on Mongaku, pinning his arms to his sides.
Suddenly a door in the monastery below slid open, and a small figure appeared on the long, open gallery, poised itself for an instant on the balustrade, then swooped to the ground noiselessly and glided off with the swiftness of a swallow.
Oblivious of the gathering twilight, however, a small figure continued to lean over the balustrade as though absorbed in watching the waterfowl on the river.
Ushiwaka smiled, then quickly sped down the hall, leaped from the balustrade of the open gallery to the ground, and disappeared among the trees.
She leaned on the balustrade, gazing out at the blue of the bay, feeling the sea breeze stirring in her hair.
Raisa went to the balcony balustrade and leaned over, gazing at the bay far below, the sea breeze ruffling her hair.
The smell made her dizzy and nauseous and she grasped at the smooth-polished stone of the balustrade for support.
The agony was almost physical, a hard ball that rose into his throat, threatening to choke him, and he lurched to the balustrade and was violently sick.
Her window overlooked a broad lawn, edged by a stone balustrade on which roses and wisteria twined, shaded by a vast plane tree.
Down through the belt of shrubs and birches she went, across the long lawns past towering monkey puzzles, until she came to the balustrade that separated the gardens from the woods.
Before it, forming a line round the protecting balustrade, were the Seven Elders, who called themselves Hu Aca Tehua--Sacred Guardians of the Aca people.
This stairway forked at the top, a small flight leading to the door of an entrance into the cave dwelling, while two or three steps branched outward to a ledge skirting the stone balustrade of the balcony.
Anne became aware of a faint rustling near her, of the drawing of curtains, a shadow projected upon the balustrade, and a stealthy step upon the adjoining balcony.
He did not go in at the door of the house, but turned sideways along the ledge below the balustrade, stopping at the object which had been fastened by the woman to the coping of the balcony.