balustrade | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. balusters, balustrade, banister, bannister, handrail | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling. |
| ~ balcony | a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet. |
| ~ baluster | one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing. |
| ~ barrier | a structure or object that impedes free movement. |
| ~ rail, railing | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports. |
banister | | |
bannister | | |
n. (person) | 1. bannister, roger bannister, sir roger gilbert bannister | English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929). |
| ~ four-minute man | someone who has run the mile in less that 4 minutes. |
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