baluster

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈbæl.ʌ.stɹ/

Noun

baluster (plural balusters)

1. (architecture)  A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister.
   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 17 (i),

     Nick looked at the floor, and at the rhythm of the black-and-gilt S-shaped balusters.

Synonyms

• banister

Related terms

• balustrade

Translations

• French: balustre
• German: Baluster
• Italian: balaustra
• Portuguese: balaústre
• Russian: баля́сина
• Spanish: balaustre

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