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Balustrade vs Railings - What's the difference?

balustrade | railings |

As nouns the difference between balustrade and railings

is that balustrade is balustrade while railings is .

balustrade

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (architecture) 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.
  • * 1956 — , The City and the Stars , p 45
    • The Jester sat down on one of the marble balustrades and regarded Alvin with a curious intentness.

    Hypernyms

    *parapet

    Related terms

    * baluster

    Noun

    (f)

    • railings

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (Britain) railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports)