Balustrade

balustrade
    n 1: a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent
         people from falling [syn: {bannister}, {banister},
         {balustrade}, {balusters}, {handrail}]
    

Balustrade \Bal"us*trade`\ (-tr[=a]d`), n. [F. balustrade, It.
   balaustrata fr. balaustro. See {Baluster}.] (Arch.)
   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.

   Syn: bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard rail.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
    

54 Moby Thesaurus words for "balustrade":
      Samson post, baluster, banister, barrier, base, boundary, caryatid,
      colonnade, column, dado, die, doorjamb, doorpost, fence, footstalk,
      gatepost, hitching post, jack, jamb, king post, milepost, mullion,
      newel-post, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, pier, pilaster, pile,
      piling, pillar, plinth, pole, post, queen-post, rail, railing,
      shaft, signpost, snubbing post, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion,
      stand, standard, stem, stile, stone wall, subbase, surbase, trunk,
      upright, wall