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banister

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ban·is·ter also ban·nis·ter  (bn-str)
n.
1.
a. A handrail, especially on a staircase.
b. Such a handrail together with its supporting structures.
2. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

[Variant of baluster.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.banisterbanister - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
balcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
baluster - one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing
barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement
rail, railing - a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Translations
banister [ˈbænɪstəʳ] n, banisters [ˈbænɪstəz]
nplrampe f (d'escalier)

banister [ˈbænɪstəʳ] n, banisters [ˈbænɪstəz]
nplGeländer nt

banister [ˈbænɪstə], banisters [ˈbænɪstəz] n(pl)ringhiera

banister
n banister [ˈbӕnistə]
1 (often plural) the handrail of a staircase and the posts supporting it. pilaartjie, trapleuning قضبان الدرابزين قُضْبان الدّرابْزين وأعْمِدَتُه перила zábradlí gelænder; rækværk das Treppengeländer κουπαστή σκάλας barandilla, pasamanos trepikäsipuu نرده های پلکان kaide rampe מַעֲקֶה מַדרֵגוֹת सीढ़ियों का जंगला rukohvat korlát sandaran/pegangan pada tangga stigahandrið balaustrata 手すり 난간 turėklai margas; balustrāde selusur trapleuning gelender, rekkverk poręcz corrimão balustradă перила zábradlie ograja gelender trappräcke, ledstång ราวบันได trabzan 樓梯的扶手;欄杆 поручні زینے کا کٹہرا thành cầu thang
2 one of the posts supporting the handrail. pilaartjie قَضيب أو عَمود الدّرابْزين колонка sloupek zábradlí stav der Geländerpfosten κάγκελο σκάλας balaustre käsipuupost هر یک از میله های عمودی نرده kaidepylväs barreau מוֹט בְּמַעֲקֶה מַדרֵגוֹת stup rukohvata karfa sandaran/pegangan pada tangga pílári í handriði, rimill balaustra 手すりこ 계단 끝의 작은 기둥 turėklų stulpelis balustrs, stabiņš (balustrādē) kekisi trapstijl stav wspornik poręczy balaústre bară стойка перил stĺpik drog stub koji podržava gelender ledstångsstolpe เสาที่รองรับราวบันได merdiven parmaklığı 欄杆的支柱 балясина زینے کے کٹہرے کا ایک حصہ lan can


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She stayed there, erect, holding to the banister rail and looking out calmly in the distance across the fields.
On a banister post stood a tallow candle which guttered in the draft.
They thus climbed up three stories, he behind her, touching with his hands, when he felt for the banister, a silk dress which rubbed against each side of the staircase.
 
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