Balustrade
Definitions
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.
Equivalents
28 more languages
العربيةالدّرابزين
Беларускаябалюстрада
Българскибалюстрада
Catalàbalustrada
Češtinabalustráda
Ελληνικάκιγκλίδωμα
Esperantobalustrado
Eestibalustraad
فارسیدارابزین
Gàidhligstùc-shread
עבריתמעקה
Հայերենճաղաշար
ქართულიბალუსტრადა
Nederlandsbalustrade
Portuguêsbalaustrada
Românăbalustradă
Русскийбалюстрада
Svenskabalustrad
Українськабалюстрада
Examples
“So on a pleasant morning, as he leant / Into the sun-rise, o’er the balustrade [...]”
“The Jester sat down on one of the marble balustrades and regarded Alvin with a curious intentness.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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