balustrade

«balustrade» in Mova's school dictionary: a low railing along the edge of a balcony, bridge or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (balustrades)

meaning for a pupil

A balustrade is a low railing along the edge of a balcony, bridge or staircase, held up by short posts called balusters. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old houses and palaces a stone balustrade stands at the edge of a terrace or steps, where a person can lean and look out

examples

• She leaned on the balustrade and looked down at the garden. tree →
• The stone balustrade ran all along the terrace. tree →
• Children must not climb over the balustrade on the bridge. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «balustrade» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.