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handrail

noun

Definition of handrail

as in railing

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Recent Examples of handrail Safeguards like bathroom handrails or locks on toilet lids can help reduce the risk of these incidents in homes. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 21 May 2026 Students began work last fall on rebuilding the stairs and handrails. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026 The Accessible Queen rooms feature roll-in showers, hand showers, handrails in the bathrooms, and accessible routes to get into the rooms from the hotel lobby. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026 The Arizona Department of Occupational Safety and Health fined the business $6,250, noting that a steep staircase did not have a proper handrail, among other issues. — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for handrail

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Noun

For much of the first half, the loudest ovation went to a fan dancing on a railing in the stairwell during a timeout.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
The victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, as bystanders on the boardwalk jumped over railings to avoid the speeding car.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of railing

Noun

Birdseye maple recurs as a detail on furniture and banisters, along with subtle copper details and velvet seating.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026
Ornate Scrolls Made popular in the early 2000s, even homes with simpler staircases often had ornate scroll details on their bannisters and railings.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 30 July 2026

Definition of banister

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Harris was driving a 2014 Buick Enclave south near Sandy Ridge Road when the vehicle crossed the center line and left the roadway, striking the guardrail, becoming airborne and overturning, the report says.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
Most people agree that some sort of guardrails need to be put into place.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of guardrail

Noun

Incidents have continued to pile up — at defense facilities in Estonia, rail networks in Poland and the power grid in Germany.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026
So get ready to ride the rails because these beautiful train trips in Italy are just as much about the journey as the destination.

— Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026

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