Railing vs. Banister

Railingnoun

A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

Railingverb

present participle of rail

Railingadjective

Expressing reproach; insulting.

Railingnoun

A barrier made of a rail or of rails, together with vertical supports. The typical railing in the interior of structures or on porches has a horizontal rail near waist height, and multiple vertical supports. Its function is usually to provide a safety barrier at the edge of a verticle drop to prevent falls.

Railingnoun

Rails in general; also, material for making rails.

Railingnoun

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

Railingnoun

material for making rails or rails collectively

Railingnoun

a fence or barrier made of rails

Banisternoun

The handrail on the side of a staircase.

Banisternoun

One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

Banisterverb

To construct a banister

Banisterverb

To act as a banister

Banisternoun

A baluster.

Banisternoun

The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the singular.

Banisternoun

a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

Banisternoun

the structure formed by the uprights and handrail at the side of a staircase

Banisternoun

a single upright at the side of a staircase