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Railing (noun)
A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
“During the war, everyone’s railings were taken away to make bombers.”
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Railing (verb)
present participle of rail
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Banister (noun)
The handrail on the side of a staircase.
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Banister (noun)
One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.
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Banister (verb)
To construct a banister
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Banister (verb)
To act as a banister
Wiktionary
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Railing (noun)
a fence or barrier made of rails
“wrought-iron railings”
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Banister (noun)
the structure formed by the uprights and handrail at the side of a staircase
“he vaulted the banister”
“she peered over the banisters”
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Banister (noun)
a single upright at the side of a staircase
“I stuck my head between the banisters”
Oxford Dictionary