Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "balustrade" jeri ne na ƙananan ginshiƙai da dogo ke sama, wanda ke aiki a matsayin kayan ado na ado zuwa baranda, gada, matakala, ko terrace. Dogo ne na ado wanda ya ƙunshi balusters, waɗanda ƙananan ginshiƙai ne ko ginshiƙai waɗanda ke goyan bayan layin dogo ko jurewa. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da balustrades azaman yanayin tsaro don hana mutane faɗuwa daga baranda, matakala, ko terraces, amma kuma suna iya yin aikin ado kawai.