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Synonyms for balustrade

Most common

bannister handrail

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Related words

Is a kind of
parapet

Forms

Plural
balustrades → bannisters, handrails…

Example sentences

  • handrail The metal handrail was nice and cold to the touch.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
balustraderising
bannisterrising
handrailrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
handrail2
9 letters
bannister3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (handrail2 = 2 syllables).