Definition of baluster Baluster

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We found 6 definitions of baluster from 6 different sources.

What does baluster mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: balusters

baluster - one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing

support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support"

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Wiktionary

baluster (Noun)
A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway; a banister.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

baluster (n.)
A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the front of a gallery. See Balustrade.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

baluster
A moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, a form cut from a rectangular or square plank, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood and sometimes of metal, supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

baluster
bal′ust-ėr, n. a small pillar used as a support to the rail of a staircase, &c.—adj. Bal′ustered.—n. Bal′ustrade, a row of balusters joined by a rail, forming an ornamental parapet to a balcony, &c. [Fr. balustre—Low L. balaustium—Gr. balaustion, the flower of the pomegranate; from the similarity of form.]