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 We are ushered into a huge room that is decorated to resemble a residential square in Calcutta, with laundry hanging over the balustrades. Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025 The antebellum-style home at the corner of Bay and Bates streets was completed in 1911 and features a deep front porch that extends around much of one side, a balustrade widow’s walk and a double-columned, pediment two-story entry. Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024 Head upstairs via the marble staircase with a bronze balustrade (or the elevator). Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Mar. 2025 The balustrade at the far end affords one of the great panoramas of the Eternal City, with the dome of St. Peter’s etched on the horizon. The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for balustrade

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“Balustrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/balustrade. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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