as in railing
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports an ornately carved balustrade for the staircase

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Recent Examples of balustrade The four-story house was built into a hillside and featured concrete walls, gabled tile roofs, balustrade terraces, arched portico and a chimney with six flues, the city of Capitola wrote in an application seeking to include the building on the National Register of Historic Places. Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025 Ramon Portelli for Studio NiCHE The comparatively large 10-sq-m (107-sq-ft) outdoor terrace features a bespoke limestone planter in place of a traditional balustrade. New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025 The addition neither aspires to novelty nor imitates great age, being free of balustrades, pilasters, dentil cornices, and all the other surface frosting that Beaux-Arts architects considered indispensable. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Mar. 2025 Think ornate stuccoes, regal salons, wrought-iron balustrades, and panoramic terraces that offer breathtaking views of Palermo and the verdant Piana dei Colli. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balustrade
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Noun
  • Leaning on the railing at Mather Point, both men said the change of plans had been pretty seamless.
    Joan Meiners, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
  • Gripping the stairwell railings inside the Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach Hotel on a recent afternoon, Tom Kutrosky ran up the steps two at a time — part of his training for an upcoming race that involves taking on 110 floors’ worth of stairs.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • The Today show staples were discussing their extensive history together when things went off the rails.
    Rachel McRady, People.com, 24 July 2025
  • Its slide-out section is mounted on rails like the firm's previous Settler model and is pulled out manually, functioning a little like a big drawer.
    Adam Williams July 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2025

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“Balustrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balustrade. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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