Balustrade vs. Banister: What's the Difference?

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