Definition von balustrade im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
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
The Jester sat down on one of the marble balustrades and regarded Alvin with a curious intentness.
A railing system, along a balcony for example, made up of a top rail, balusters, and sometimes a bottom rail
The rail, posts and vertical balusters along the edge of a stairway or elevated walkway
An entire railing system (as along the edge of a balcony) including a top rail and its balusters, and sometimes a bottom rail
A balustrade is a railing or wall on a balcony or staircase. a row of wooden, stone, or metal posts that stop someone falling from a bridge or balcony (balaustrata, from balaustro , from balaustra ; because of the shape of the post)
1 A row of short pillars called balusters, which support a handrail 2 On some buildings a balustrade appears over the primary entablature
A railing made up of balusters, top rail, and sometimes bottom rail, used on the edge of stairs, balconies and porches
The complete barrier installed along staircases and landings It consists of the balusters (see above), newel posts, and handrails The newel post supports the handrail and is rounded or curved at the top and the bottom of the stairs As styles come and go the look of the balustrade changes - in the Regency period, for example, the balustrade would have been made of mahogany with a simple line and straight balusters In Victorian times the fashion was for fancily patterned wrought iron balusters with large ornamental, carved newel posts
[ 'ba-l&-"strAd ] (noun.) 1644. From French balustrade, from Italian balaustrata (“with balusters”), from balaustro (“baluster”), from balausta (“wild pomegranate flower”), via Latin balaustium from Ancient Greek βαλαύστιον (balaustion). So named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open pomegranate flower.