railing

rail·ing

R0024100 (rā′lĭng)n.1. a. A structure made of a rail, often connecting a series of upright members, that is used as a guard or barrier or for support, as on a balcony or next to a staircase.b. The rail of such a structure.2. Rails considered as a group.

railing

(ˈreɪlɪŋ) n1. (Building) (often plural) a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts2. rails collectively or material for making rails

rail•ing

(ˈreɪ lɪŋ)

n. 1. a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade. 2. a banister. 3. rails collectively. [1400–50]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	railing - a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supportsrailbalusters, balustrade, banister, handrail, bannister - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from fallingbar - (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar"barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movementfife rail - the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vesselledger board - top rail of a fence or balustradeguardrail, safety rail - a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safetytaffrail - the railing around the stern of a ship
	2.	railing - material for making rails or rails collectivelymaterial - things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"

railing

noun fence, rails, barrier, paling, balustrade the iron railings of the convent grounds

railing

nounHarsh, often insulting language:abuse, billingsgate, contumely, invective, obloquy, revilement, reviling, scurrility, scurrilousness, vituperation.

Translations

栏杆

rail

(reil) noun1. a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on. Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail. 欄杆，窗簾吊桿 横杆2. (usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run. 火車鋼軌 钢轨 verb (usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails. We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it. 用欄杆圍住 用栏杆围住ˈrailing noun (usually in plural) a fence or barrier of (usually vertical) metal or wooden bars. They've put railings up all round the park. 欄杆 栏杆ˈrailroad noun (American) a railway. 鐵路 铁路ˈrailway , (American) ˈrailroad noun1. a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run. They're building a new railway; (also adjective) a railway station. 鐵路 铁路2. (sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc. He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries. 鐵路局 铁路部门by rail by or on the railway. goods sent by rail. 透過火車 乘火车