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 Lee has further been inspired by the cast iron railings and street architecture of the British capital to shape the rails, balustrades, and handrails in-store. Luke Leitch, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2024 Then other treasures unfold, like the dramatic staircase accentuated by an iron balustrade that ascends to the couple and their three children’s bedrooms. Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2024 The park's centerpiece castle was also used to show them and, thanks to some technical wizardry, the projections appeared to be flat despite being beamed on to protrusions, balustrades and turrets. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 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 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 1 Feb. 2025.

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