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[ hand-reyl ] / ˈhændˌreɪl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR handrail ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc. Origin of handrailFirst recorded in 1785–95; hand + rail1 Words nearby handrailhand-picked, hand-piece, hand press, handprint, hand puppet, handrail, hand-ride, handroll, handrub, hand-running, hands Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for handrailNormally of good balance, I found myself reaching for the handrail, unable to clasp it for the refreshments in my hands. San Fran Kisses Its 70,000-Person Toilet Goodbye|Jon Rochmis|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Every handrail, elevator button, and door handle becomes a pathway for spreading disease. Carnival Cruise Alum Jay Herring On What It’s Like Aboard the Triumph|Jay Herring|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST The ramp is wobbly, and Clarkson grasps the handrail to steady herself and laughs. Lingerie of Arabia|Rebecca Dana|November 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST The footway was merely a single row of boards not more than twelve inches wide, and there was no handrail at all. A Wayfarer in China|Elizabeth Kendall
In the first place, the narrow, almost perpendicular ladder without a handrail is peculiarly unsuited for the use of women. Women in Modern Industry|B. L. Hutchins We took our hammocks up on deck and slung them forward from the handrail near one of the great anchors. At Suvla Bay|John Hargrave He stood clear of the balustrade, only the fingers of his left hand resting upon the handrail of it. The History of Sir Richard Calmady|Lucas Malet Five days later the colonel was standing on the upper deck; he gripped the handrail tightly and looked across the harbour basin. Leaves from a Field Note-Book|J. H. Morgan
British Dictionary definitions for handrail
nouna rail alongside a stairway, etc, at a convenient height to be grasped to provide support Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to handrailsupport, balustrade, rail, baluster, post |