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Balustrade

Noun CEFR B2
ˌbæl.əˈstɹeɪd

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
Gàidhligstùc-shread
עבריתמעקה
Հայերենճաղաշար
Bahasa Indonesiabalustradelangkan
ქართულიბალუსტრადა
한국어난간란간
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.
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