handrail

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H0045900 (hănd′rāl′)n. A narrow railing that is grasped with the hand for support, as on a staircase.

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(ˈhændˌreɪl) n (Architecture) a rail alongside a stairway, etc, at a convenient height to be grasped to provide support

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(ˈhændˌreɪl)

n. a rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc. [1785–95]

Thesaurus

Noun

handrail - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from fallingbalusters, balustrade, banister, bannisterbalcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapetbaluster - one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railingbarrier - a structure or object that impedes free movementrail, railing - a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

Translations

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handrail

a rail alongside a stairway, etc., at a convenient height to be grasped to provide support

Handrail

A rail providing a handhold and serving as a support at the side of a stair or elevated platform.

handrail

[′hand‚rāl] (engineering) A narrow rail to be grasped by a person for support.

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ragwork, 1 1. A bar of wood or other material passing from one post or other support to another; a hand support along a stairway. 2. A structure consisting of rails and their sustaining posts, balusters, or pillars, and constituting an enclosure or a line of division, as a balcony rail. 3. A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling as a door rail, or in the framework of a window sash.

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Synonyms for handrail

noun a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

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