balustrade : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: balustrade	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for balustrade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
balustrade n a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling Synonym(s): bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balustrade \Bal"us*trade`\ (-tr[amac]d`), n. [F. balustrade, It. balaustrata fr. balaustro. See {Baluster}.] 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.