taffrail

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Noun
  • Brunson would hop over the railing to confront Haliburton and ultimately set up an intense moment in front of the screaming New York-partisan crowd.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • The fall occurred Thursday afternoon from the apartment's private balcony, which has protective glass, not a railing, according to Montgomery County police spokesperson Shiera Goff.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • The four-story house was built into a hillside and featured concrete walls, gabled tile roofs, balustrade terraces, arched portico and a chimney with six flues, the city of Capitola wrote in an application seeking to include the building on the National Register of Historic Places.
    Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025
  • Ramon Portelli for Studio NiCHE The comparatively large 10-sq-m (107-sq-ft) outdoor terrace features a bespoke limestone planter in place of a traditional balustrade.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Meanwhile, some real estate agents see potential for a residential component, given its proximity to Interstate 94, the Green Line light rail and other retail and restaurant amenities.
    Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
  • One of the scarier parts of the last few weeks has been this idea that Trump has become totally unbound, even from the few things that kept him on the rails in the first term, such as public opinion and the stock market.
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The house has its original hardwood floors, and stairs with the original wood banister run up to the second floor.
    Angela Serratore, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Almost 14,000 square feet of living space is accented throughout with antiques from the collection of newspaper publisher and Crosby friend William Randolph Hearst, including a 17th-century wood staircase banister, linen fold paneling, and custom furnishings.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The bus then veered into multiple lanes to the right of the freeway before crashing into a guardrail along the right shoulder.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 12 May 2025
  • Police were called to the scene just after 7 p.m. The Nissan Altima, carrying three people, crashed into a guardrail in the left lane and the Lexus, carrying two people, rolled over multiple times and ended up in the right lane and shoulder, according to state police.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • Kidman’s stairs are shrouded in fog, slicked with ice, seemingly steep, and have dangerous polar-mushrooms sprouting from the bannisters.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025
  • For the rest of the short teaser, Lord and Lady Grantham (Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern) are shown walking around the grounds of the estate, touching bannisters and stone pillars with an air of finality.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 3 Apr. 2025
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“Taffrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taffrail. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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