baluster

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony.

Similar words

balustrade banister bannister handrail balustrading bolster barre bell bollard balister

Often followed by

stem and form shaft stems of vase is shape

Word family

balusters