Balustrade

Noun

 * 1)  A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

Adjectives for Balustrade
granite; terrace; sandstone; marble; graceful; wrought-iron; exquisite; carved; shining; quaint; twisting; serpentine; monstrous.

Thesaurus
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

Etymology
From balustrade:, from  balaustrata:, from balaustro:, from balausta:, via  balaustium: from  βαλαύστιον:. So named because of resemblance to the swelling form of the half-open pomegranate flower.

Related terms

 * baluster