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railing

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. railing (noun)
  2. rail (verb)

railing

noun

Definition of RAILING

a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports <they had to put a childproof railing on the balcony when the baby started walking>
Synonyms balustrade, banister (also bannister), guardrail, rail
Related Words handrail; taffrail; fender

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