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Baluster vs Railing - What's the difference?

baluster | railing |

As nouns the difference between baluster and railing

is that baluster is (architecture)  a short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister while railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

As a verb railing is

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baluster

English

(wikipedia baluster)

Alternative forms

* balustre (Commonwealth)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture)  A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham)
    • , title=(The China Governess) , chapter=3 citation , passage=Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.}}

    Synonyms

    * banister

    Related terms

    * balustrade

    railing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia railing) (en noun)
  • A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
    • During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

    Derived terms

    * hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors. * guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

    Usage notes

    British use is normally the plural.

    Verb

    (head)

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