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BALUSTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does baluster mean?
• BALUSTER (noun)
The noun BALUSTER has 1 sense:
1. one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
Familiarity information: BALUSTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("baluster" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Holonyms ("baluster" is a part of...):
balusters; balustrade; banister; bannister; handrail (a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling)
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