balustrade

Borrowed from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata (“with balusters”), from balaustro (“baluster”), from balausta (“wild pomegranate flower”), via Latin balaustium, from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaústion), from Semitic, compare Classical Syriac ܒܠܳܨܳܐ‎ (blāṣā, “pomegranate shoot”)). So named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open pomegranate flower. Also see baluster.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌbæl.əˈstɹeɪd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbæl.ə.stɹeɪd/

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• Rhymes: -eɪd

balustrade (plural balustrades)

1. A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.
   • 1820, John Keats, "Isabell; or, The Pot of Basil", XXIII:

     as he leant

     Into the sun-rise, o’er the balustrade ...

   • 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, p 45

     The Jester sat down on one of the marble balustrades and regarded Alvin with a curious intentness.

• parapet

• baluster

Borrowed from French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbaː.lyˈstraː.də/

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• Hyphenation: ba‧lus‧tra‧de
• Rhymes: -aːdə

balustrade f (plural balustrades or balustraden, diminutive balustradetje n)

1. balustrade
2. (by extension) railing

   Synonym: reling

• IPA^(key): /ba.lys.tʁad/

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balustrade f (plural balustrades)

1. balustrade

balustrade f (plural balustrades)

1. (Jersey, architecture) balustrade