[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

balustrade \bal"ustrade`\ -tr=ad`, n. f. balustrade, it.
   balaustrata fr. balaustro. see baluster. arch.
   a row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open
   parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, or
   the eaves of a building, or as a guard railing on a
   staircase; -- it serves as a guard to prevent people from
   falling.

   syn: bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard rail.
        1913 webster +pjc
see also:
baluster 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

balustrade
     n : a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent
         people from falling syn: bannister, banister, balusters,
          handrail
see also:
bannister banister balusters handrail 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

54 moby thesaurus words for "balustrade":
   samson post, baluster, banister, barrier, base, boundary, caryatid,
   colonnade, column, dado, die, doorjamb, doorpost, fence, footstalk,
   gatepost, hitching post, jack, jamb, king post, milepost, mullion,
   newel-post, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, pier, pilaster, pile,
   piling, pillar, plinth, pole, post, queen-post, rail, railing,
   shaft, signpost, snubbing post, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion,
   stand, standard, stem, stile, stone wall, subbase, surbase, trunk,
   upright, wall

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