balustrade
noun/ˌbæləˈstreɪd/
/ˈbæləstreɪd/
- a row of posts, joined together at the top, built along the edge of a balcony, bridge, etc. to prevent people from falling off, or as a decorationTopics Buildingsc2Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from balustre, from Italian balaustro, from balaust(r)a ‘wild pomegranate flower’ (via Latin from Greek balaustion).
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