| BALUSTER | A small pillar supporting a stair rail or a parapet coping |
| TRACTION | The grip of a wheel on a rail, or a tyre on a road (8) |
| BALUSTRADE | A row of small pillars joined by a rail forming an ornamental barrier along the edge of a balcony or terrace (10) |
| STAGECOACH | Horse-drawn vehicle used to carry passengers and mail prior to the advent of rail; or, a movie by John Ford with Claire Trevor and John Wayne (10) |
| TRAM | A "streetcar" on rails; or, a barrow, truck or tub used in a coalmine (4) |
| NEWEL | What is the top or bottom supporting post of a stair-rail? (5) |
| PYLON | Big pillar supporting a bridge, road or the like (5) |
| STEP | A footprint or a pace; a small space; a ladder rung; a stair tread; a short walk; a dance move; or, gait (4) |
| BERM | Strip or path bordering a canal or river; or, a ledge between a parapet and its associated ditch or moat (4) |
| PIER | Pillar supporting a bridge (4) |
| BATTLEMENT | A parapet at the top of a wall, especially in a fort or castle (10) |
| PACE | From "stretch of the leg", a word for a stride; the distance covered; rate of progression; a step of a stair; gait of a horse; or, a group of donkeys (4) |
| BANISTERS | Posts supporting a rail or coping (9) |
| BALUSTERS | Posts supporting a rail or coping (9) |
| IMPOST | Upper part of a pillar, supporting an arch |
| COLUMN | An upright pillar supporting an arch or other structure (6) |
| COLONNADES | Rows of evenly spaced pillars supporting roofs or arches (10) |
| TRENCH | A protective ditch dug in warfare with the excavated earth often used as a parapet (6) |
| EMBRASURE | Opening in a parapet that widens towards the outside, made to fire a gun through (9) |
| TOSCA | Opera title character who hurls herself from a parapet |
