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 big, robust mastiff in Guercino’s portrait is posed on a stately balustrade next to a sturdy classical column. Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 People perch in trees, scale public art, lounge on grass slopes, balance on steel barricades, lean on stone balustrades. Dan Zak, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 Several statues on the balustrade of what is called Tonle Oum Gate were also damaged by the falling tree, the statement said. CNN, 24 July 2024 Outside, a paved terrace with a stone balustrade overlooks a large lawn and leafy backyard garden that completes this urban oasis that’s just around the corner from the crosswalk that was immortalized on The Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 July 2024 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 21 Nov. 2024.

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