Definition of balustrade
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: a row of balusters topped by a rail
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: a low parapet or barrier
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Examples of balustrade in a Sentence
an ornately carved balustrade for the staircase
Recent Examples of balustrade from the Web
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One shows a landscape blocked by a balustrade, another shows an iPad, and the third, on the iPad, shows the landscape as though the barrier weren’t there.
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How many of us have admired the iron balustrades of New Orleans and Charleston, wondering where the artisans came from who designed them?
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Not every porch is all Victorian spindles, brackets and turned balustrades.
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The staircase is quintessentially Georgian, Mr. Ashmore said, with a mahogany balustrade, square balusters and sash windows.
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The symmetrical 3,200-square-foot house features a hip roof with a decorative roof balustrade and is flanked by two lower gabled structures.
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Studio Peregalli preserved the original, then expanded the pastoral imagery to extend alongside the balustrades that frame the curving staircase.
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Mediterranean roof tiles as well as cast concrete balustrades and terraces support his vision.
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Overlooking three sides of the room is an open gallery reached by an oak spiral staircase and bounded by an oak-and-steel balustrade.
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Origin and Etymology of balustrade
French, from Italian balaustrata, from balaustro
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First Known Use: 1644
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of balustrade for English Language Learners
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: a kind of low wall that is placed at the sides of staircases, bridges, etc., and that is made of a row of short posts topped by a long rail
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Definition of balustrade for Students
: a row of balusters topped by a rail to serve as an open fence (as along the side of a bridge or a balcony)
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