noun

• A railing supported by balusters, especially an ornamental parapet on a balcony, bridge, or terrace.

  ‘The company produces wrought iron gates, fencing, railings and balustrades.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Small balcony projections with ornate balustrades and pretty wrought iron lamps flanking monumental doorways on the tall street walls characterized the early homes.’
  • ‘Investigations revealed the cause to be a breakdown of the waterproofing to the bolts on the base plates supporting the balustrades.’
  • ‘Newel posts are the supports at the end of flights that transfer the weight of the stair to the floor and support the balustrades or spindles.’
  • ‘It was a grand house; all balconies and balustrades, stained glass and long, winding staircases.’
  • ‘The apartments will all have decked balconies with glass balustrades, ash veneer doors throughout and surface and underground car parking facilities.’
  • ‘The balcony balustrades beneath her were warm from the sun, a warm breeze pulling her auburn hair back, as if to tug her gently into the library behind.’
  • ‘Decorative features, such as balustrades in railings, were especially prone to disintegration.’
  • ‘The flower-boxes were bright crimson, and the balcony balustrades were ultramarine and white.’
  • ‘There will be both surface and underground car parking, while many units will have balconies with glass balustrades.’
  • ‘The roof is adorned with an ornamental balustrade, as are the roofs of the central block and the wings.’
  • ‘Again, the wood of the coconut tree was shown used in making furniture, door and window frames, balustrades, wooden screens, etc.’
  • ‘Handrails or balustrades are essential if there is any danger of falling.’
  • ‘The roof of Cornish slate was similarly recreated using old slate found in the garden foe matching purposes; the balustrade and balusters were also beautifully reconstructed.’
  • ‘It was then that, owing to the pressure of numbers, the stone balustrade skirting the wall of the hotel collapsed onto the pavement.’
  • ‘The hallway has a sweeping staircase to the first floor, with a wrought-iron balustrade and hardwood handrail.’
  • ‘What I finally did, after about an hour, was to slither off my seat, very very carefully, and crouch in the footwell, so that the balustrade railing was above my head.’
  • ‘A stone encasing, a terrace with a double flight of steps, balustrades, and embellishments were added during that period.’
  • ‘The three-metre decked terrace beyond benefits from a glass balustrade, leaving the panorama uninterrupted.’

  Synonyms

  castellation, parapet, rampart, balustrade, wall, bulwark, barbican, bastion