balustrade

A bridge across the park will be rebuilt, with a glass balustrade that will evoke a royal tiara.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026

A plush, red velvet fauteuil tucked into the lower right corner of the picture is like an upscale launching pad, which has propelled the man to the balustrade along a tall French window.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2025

Cupping her hands around her mouth to help the sound travel farther, she leans over the balustrade and sends out her succinct message: “It’s the night-watch woman! It just rang 10!”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022

The cabanas are now gone, and regulars may notice that, inside, the few steps leading to the dining room and the balustrade around it are, too.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

Supercargo grabbed wildly at the balustrade as they snatched his feet from beneath him and started down.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

There’s the satisfying meat and potatoes of exploration at Castle Ensis, with vertiginous balustrades and winding ramparts that cross over and under themselves in impossible architectural configurations.

From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2024

Today, the tall white facades molder above shops old and new, the flaking stucco reliefs looking preposterous next to the brightly colored laundry draped over the balustrades.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 22, 2022

The structure incorporates features such as carved timber columns and elaborate metalwork on the balustrades and gates.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2021

These fancy and fanciful houses are what can happen when you go nutso with a jigsaw: wooden gingerbread and curlicues and scrollwork and turned balustrades galore.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2021

To climb the rocky hills at the peak of which our neighbors’ porches rose even higher, their balustrades festooned with potted plants, the zinc overhangs sparkling in the midday sun.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago