Balustrade vs. Banister: What's the Difference?

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

A handrail, especially on a staircase.

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.

Such a handrail together with its supporting structures.

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.

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

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

The handrail on the side of a staircase.

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

To construct a banister

To act as a banister

A baluster.

The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the singular.

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