banisternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbæn.ɪ.stər/us/ˈbæn.ə.stɚ/also banisters [ plural ]the row of posts at the side of stairs and the wooden or metal bar on top of them
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Parts of buildings: fences & rails
- balustrade
- barbed wire
- barricade
- barrier
- chain-link fence
- crush barrier
- dado rail
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- fencing
- gatepost
- guard rail
- paling
- palisade
- picket fence
- picture rail
- rail
- railing
- sandbag
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Examples from literature
- By instinct his hand found the smooth banister, and he began his climb of the stairs.
- I was looking straight towards the head of a wide staircase, with a great oak banister.
- She took a step towards them, and then he noticed that she swayed and clutched the banister.
- The woman still hung over the banisters a minute longer and then was gone.
- These banisters are elaborately decorated with carving, which is always of the same pattern.