The rail, posts and vertical balusters along the edge of a stairway or elevated walkway
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
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