Definition of balustrade in English:
balustrade
noun ˌbaləˈstreɪdbæləˈstreɪd
A railing supported by balusters, especially one forming an ornamental parapet to a balcony, bridge, or terrace.
（尤指阳台、桥梁或平台由柱子支撑的）护栏，扶手- Small balcony projections with ornate balustrades and pretty wrought iron lamps flanking monumental doorways on the tall street walls characterized the early homes.
- The balcony balustrades beneath her were warm from the sun, a warm breeze pulling her auburn hair back, as if to tug her gently into the library behind.
- Decorative features, such as balustrades in railings, were especially prone to disintegration.
- Newel posts are the supports at the end of flights that transfer the weight of the stair to the floor and support the balustrades or spindles.
- The hallway has a sweeping staircase to the first floor, with a wrought-iron balustrade and hardwood handrail.
- What I finally did, after about an hour, was to slither off my seat, very very carefully, and crouch in the footwell, so that the balustrade railing was above my head.
- Investigations revealed the cause to be a breakdown of the waterproofing to the bolts on the base plates supporting the balustrades.
- It was a grand house; all balconies and balustrades, stained glass and long, winding staircases.
- The company produces wrought iron gates, fencing, railings and balustrades.
- The apartments will all have decked balconies with glass balustrades, ash veneer doors throughout and surface and underground car parking facilities.
- There will be both surface and underground car parking, while many units will have balconies with glass balustrades.
- The roof of Cornish slate was similarly recreated using old slate found in the garden foe matching purposes; the balustrade and balusters were also beautifully reconstructed.
- The flower-boxes were bright crimson, and the balcony balustrades were ultramarine and white.
- Again, the wood of the coconut tree was shown used in making furniture, door and window frames, balustrades, wooden screens, etc.
- The roof is adorned with an ornamental balustrade, as are the roofs of the central block and the wings.
- It was then that, owing to the pressure of numbers, the stone balustrade skirting the wall of the hotel collapsed onto the pavement.
- A stone encasing, a terrace with a double flight of steps, balustrades, and embellishments were added during that period.
- The three-metre decked terrace beyond benefits from a glass balustrade, leaving the panorama uninterrupted.
- Handrails or balustrades are essential if there is any danger of falling.
castellation, parapet, rampart, wall, bulwark, barbican, bastion
Derivatives
balustraded
- A short flight of balustraded stairs leads to an upper landing with the master bedroom with en suite on one side and another equally large bedroom on the other.
- Upstairs, the bedrooms lead to a balustraded balcony.
- They range from kitsch Tyrolean examples, complete with ornate synthetic roof tiles and balustraded balconies, to far less showy Scandinavian-style laminated timber homes.
- The neo-classical house features a main doorway framed with Ionic pillars and topped by a balustraded balcony complete with carved stone coat of arms.
- On the roofs of many of these houses on the Battery, built by prosperous shipping kings, are small gazebos and balustraded walkways.
adjective ˌbaləˈstreɪdɪdˈbæləˌstreɪdəd
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French, from balustre (see baluster).
Rhymes
abrade, afraid, aid, aide, ambuscade, arcade, barricade, Belgrade, blade, blockade, braid, brigade, brocade, cannonade, carronade, cascade, cavalcade, cockade, colonnade, crusade, dissuade, downgrade, enfilade, esplanade, evade, fade, fusillade, glade, grade, grenade, grillade, handmade, harlequinade, homemade, invade, jade, lade, laid, lemonade, limeade, made, maid, man-made, marinade, masquerade, newlaid, orangeade, paid, palisade, parade, pasquinade, persuade, pervade, raid, serenade, shade, Sinéad, staid, stockade, stock-in-trade, suede, tailor-made, they'd, tirade, trade, Ubaid, underpaid, undismayed, unplayed, unsprayed, unswayed, upbraid, upgrade, wade
Definition of balustrade in US English:
balustrade
nounbæləˈstreɪdbaləˈstrād
A railing supported by balusters, especially an ornamental parapet on a balcony, bridge, or terrace.
（尤指阳台、桥梁或平台由柱子支撑的）护栏，扶手- The roof of Cornish slate was similarly recreated using old slate found in the garden foe matching purposes; the balustrade and balusters were also beautifully reconstructed.
- Investigations revealed the cause to be a breakdown of the waterproofing to the bolts on the base plates supporting the balustrades.
- The company produces wrought iron gates, fencing, railings and balustrades.
- The balcony balustrades beneath her were warm from the sun, a warm breeze pulling her auburn hair back, as if to tug her gently into the library behind.
- The apartments will all have decked balconies with glass balustrades, ash veneer doors throughout and surface and underground car parking facilities.
- The flower-boxes were bright crimson, and the balcony balustrades were ultramarine and white.
- Decorative features, such as balustrades in railings, were especially prone to disintegration.
- It was then that, owing to the pressure of numbers, the stone balustrade skirting the wall of the hotel collapsed onto the pavement.
- Again, the wood of the coconut tree was shown used in making furniture, door and window frames, balustrades, wooden screens, etc.
- The roof is adorned with an ornamental balustrade, as are the roofs of the central block and the wings.
- The hallway has a sweeping staircase to the first floor, with a wrought-iron balustrade and hardwood handrail.
- The three-metre decked terrace beyond benefits from a glass balustrade, leaving the panorama uninterrupted.
- Handrails or balustrades are essential if there is any danger of falling.
- Newel posts are the supports at the end of flights that transfer the weight of the stair to the floor and support the balustrades or spindles.
- There will be both surface and underground car parking, while many units will have balconies with glass balustrades.
- A stone encasing, a terrace with a double flight of steps, balustrades, and embellishments were added during that period.
- What I finally did, after about an hour, was to slither off my seat, very very carefully, and crouch in the footwell, so that the balustrade railing was above my head.
- It was a grand house; all balconies and balustrades, stained glass and long, winding staircases.
- Small balcony projections with ornate balustrades and pretty wrought iron lamps flanking monumental doorways on the tall street walls characterized the early homes.
castellation, parapet, rampart, wall, bulwark, barbican, bastion
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French, from balustre (see baluster).