railing

noun

rail·ing | \ ˈrā-liŋ

Definition of railing

1 : a barrier consisting of a rail and supports

2 : rails also : material for making rails

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Examples of railing in a Sentence

He leaned on the deck's railing and watched the sun set. they had to put a childproof railing on the balcony when the baby started walking

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Her left hand, wrapped up in orange and red fabric like a carnation, glides across the railing. — Steff Yotka, Vogue, "The Making of Tomo Koizumi’s NYFW Debut," 9 Feb. 2019 The boat’s railing was also damaged, local news site Big Island Now reports. — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, "Lava Bomb Hits Hawaiian Tour Boat Near Kilauea Volcano," 16 July 2018 From broken railings and siding boards to knobs and hinges, this is a great time of year to make needed repairs. — Wire Services, The Seattle Times, "10 items to check off your fall home to-do list," 15 Oct. 2018 The new railings are meant to mimic the station’s lustrous art deco brass work. — Inga Saffron, Philly.com, "There's no getting around the clumsy design of SEPTA's new fare gates," 9 May 2018 Other details to watch for: wood flooring curved by a steaming machine and by hand, the master bedroom bed that runs eight feet in diameter, plus lots of curved storage, walls, and railings. — Jenny Xie, Curbed, "Jackie Gleason’s iconic ‘Round House’ yours for $12M," 31 Aug. 2018 There are cedar ceilings in the shelters, stainless-steel step railings and decorative stone gardens. — Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post, "Arlington Cemetery to open new section with space-saving pre-dug graves," 4 June 2018 Instead of Victorians, there are triple-deckers, their porches lined with railings that flex against a body’s weight. — Julie Buntin, New York Times, "A Mother and Daughter and a Town Made of ‘Brass’," 7 Mar. 2018 In the decoy's first game in the dugout — sitting on the railing throughout — the Tigers hammered the Angels, 6-2. — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Tigers feeling goosed after series win over L.A. Angels," 31 May 2018

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