balustrade

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bal·us·trade [balustrade balustrades] BrE [ˌbæləˈstreɪd] NAmE [ˌbæləˈstreɪd] noun
a row of posts, joined together at the top, built along the edge of a ↑balcony, bridge, etc. to prevent people from falling off, or as a decoration

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from French, from balustre, from Italian balaustro, from balaust(r)a ‘wild pomegranate flower’ (via Latin from Greek balaustion).

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bannister, banister, balusters, handrail