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Meanings of
balustrade
in English
Portuguese
balaustrada
Catalan
barana
Spanish
baranda
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A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling.
bannister
banister
handrail
balusters
Portuguese
balaustrada
Synonyms
Examples for "
bannister
"
bannister
banister
handrail
balusters
Examples for "
bannister
"
1
At the first step he stumbled, clutching the
bannister
to save himself.
2
After all, even after two decades, their staircase still has no
bannister
.
3
It is rather a long flight, however, and there is no
bannister
.
4
Ken danced half-way down the stairway and slid the rest on the
bannister
.
5
Jack's left hand scrabbled a grip on the ragged remains of the
bannister
.
1
He was standing in the upper hall, leaning over the
banister
rail.
2
He was also hung upsidedown over a
banister
on a second floor.
3
She followed him, leaned over the
banister
and called his name: Simon!
4
Then he leaned against the
banister
and caught desperately at the spindles.
5
They started swiftly down the stairs, one hand sliding along the
banister
.
1
Three days ago he had climbed those steps and held that
handrail
.
2
The
handrail
on each side of the car carries thirty-eight leather straps.
3
The wrought-iron
handrail
that borders the crumbling stone steps is still intact.
4
I scooped snow off the outside
handrail
as I was coming in.
5
A chain link
handrail
was installed in 1966 without consulting traditional owners.
1
Leaning over the
balusters
,
she saw him laughing in an amused manner.
2
He descended the stairs, slipping his lean fingers lightly along the
balusters
.
3
He could save half the
balusters
,
maybe a few more than that.
4
A head sticks through the
balusters
of the second story landing return.
5
He went into the passage, and, leaning over the
balusters
,
called, Mme.
Usage of
balustrade
in English
1
Glass
balustrade
ban being pushed forward at the request of Auckland council.
2
And looking over the
balustrade
,
I saw Euphrosyne sitting in the armchair.
3
He was hanging over the
balustrade
at the curve of the stairs.
4
At the head of the staircase they both peered over the
balustrade
.
5
Markham, teacup in hand, followed the Countess to the
balustrade
and watched.
6
She was leaning on the brick
balustrade
and gazing at the river.
7
She came to the
balustrade
and looked over into the hall below.
8
The
balustrade
is ornamented with a series of reliefs illustrating the Ramayana.
9
The old mother, turning pale, leaned on the
balustrade
of the staircase.
10
Saunders leaned against the
balustrade
,
steadily scrutinizing the face of his guest.
11
He walked the floor absently, sometimes stopping by the
balustrade
to think.
12
He leaned over the
balustrade
,
lifting his aristocratic face to the sky.
13
Strolling out on the balcony, Lawrence folded his arms on the
balustrade
.
14
Flinging out her arms, she clawed at the
balustrade
,
almost falling headlong.
15
He uttered a deep sigh, and leaned once more upon the
balustrade
.
16
There was a great array of bicycles propped neatly along the
balustrade
.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
balustrade
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
marble balustrade
low balustrade
high balustrade
broad balustrade
carve balustrade
More collocations
Translations for
balustrade
Portuguese
balaustrada
Catalan
barana
arrambador
balustrada
Spanish
baranda
barandilla
Balustrade
through the time
Balustrade
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common