balustrade

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbæləˈstreɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbæləˌstreɪd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bal′ə strād′, bal′ə strād′)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bal•us•trade /ˈbæləˌstreɪd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Architecturea railing with its supporting balusters.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bal•us•trade  (bal′ə strād′, bal′ə strād′),USA pronunciation n. [Archit.]
  1. Architecturea railing with supporting balusters.
  • French balustre baluster + -ade -ade1; compare Spanish balaustrada, Italian balaustrata
  • 1635–45
bal′us•trad′ed, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
balustrade / ˈbæləˌstreɪd/
  1. an ornamental rail or coping with its supporting set of balusters
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from balustre baluster
'balustrade' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
balconet - balcony - baluster - banister - banisters - cresting - foiled - gallery - railing - veranda

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