balustrade
UK/ˌbæl.əˈstɹeɪd//ˈbæl.ə.stɹeɪd/
balustrade noun: 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.
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Noun
balustrade (plural balustrades)
- 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.
- So on a pleasant morning, as he leant / Into the sun-rise, o’er the balustrade [...]1820, John Keats, “Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil. A Story from Boccaccio.”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC...
- The Jester sat down on one of the marble balustrades and regarded Alvin with a curious intentness.1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 45
balustrade meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
balustrade in Hindi
- row of balusters
- कटघरा kaṭgharā, कटघरे kaṭghare, जंगला jaṅglā, जंगले jaṅgle
balustrade in Tamil
- கந்தணி, கட்டைச்சுவர், கைப்பிடிச்சுவர்
balustrade in Urdu
- باڑ, کنگوری جنگلا
balustrade in Bengali
- বারান্দা, সিঁড়ির পাশের রেলিং
More languagesFewer languages
- balustrade in Tagalog
- palababahan
- balustrade in Indonesian
- balustrade
- balustrade in Persian
- دارابزین dârâbzin
Forms of balustrade
| plural | balustrades |
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Origin of balustrade
Unadapted borrowing 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.
Words formed from balustrade
Words that rhyme with balustrade
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- abraid
- blockade
- cade
- fade
- glade
- raid
- upbraid
- abrade
- crusade
- esplanade
- invade
- lade
- unlaid
- upgrade
- brigade
- brocade
- cavalcade
- colonnade
- displayed
- glissade
- grenade
- paid
- palisade
- unlade
- afraid
- ambuscade
- arcade
- corrade
- degrade
- enfilade
- evade
- jade
- lemonade
- made
- maid
- persuade
- pomade
- spade
- unmade
- aide
- cannonade
- carbonade
- carronade
- clade
- cockade
- Dade
- decayed
- dragonnade
Questions about balustrade
- What does balustrade mean?
- Balustrade means 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.
- What is balustrade in Hindi?
- Balustrade in Hindi is कटघरा (kaṭgharā), कटघरे (kaṭghare), जंगला (jaṅglā). See Balustrade meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is balustrade?
- Balustrade is a noun.
- How do you pronounce balustrade?
- Balustrade is pronounced /ˌbæl.əˈstɹeɪd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of balustrade?
- The plural of balustrade is balustrades.
Words near balustrade in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: balustrade (page history and authors); balustrade (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); balustrade (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); balustrade (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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