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Balustrade and Banister Definitions

Balustrade

A rail and the row of balusters or posts that support it, as along the front of a gallery.

Banister

A handrail, especially on a staircase.

Balustrade

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.

Banister

Such a handrail together with its supporting structures.

Balustrade

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.
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Banister

One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

Balustrade

A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

Banister

The handrail on the side of a staircase.

Banister

One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

Banister

To construct a banister
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Banister

To act as a banister

Banister

A baluster.

Banister

The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the singular.
He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding hard on the banisters. Sir W. Scott.

Banister

A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

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