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railing

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rail·ing  (rlng)
n.
1.
a. A structure made of rails and upright members that is used as a guard or barrier or for support.
b. The upper rail of such a structure.
2. Rails considered as a group.

railing
Noun
a fence made of rails supported by posts
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.railingrailing - a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
balusters, balustrade, banister, handrail, bannister - a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
bar - (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried; "spectators were not allowed past the bar"
barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movement
fife rail - the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel
ledger board - top rail of a fence or balustrade
guardrail, safety rail - a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety
taffrail - the railing around the stern of a ship
2.railing - material for making rails or rails collectively
material - things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials"

railing
Translations
railing [ˈreɪlɪŋ] n, railings [ˈreɪlɪŋz]
npl rail → grille f
railing [ˈreɪlɪŋ] n, railings [ˈreɪlɪŋz]
npl rail (fence) → Zaun m
railing [ˈreɪlɪŋ], railings [ˈreɪlɪŋz] n(pl)ringhiere fpl


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John Jasper, on his way home through the Close, is brought to a stand-still by the spectacle of Stony Durdles, dinner-bundle and all, leaning his back against the iron railing of the burial-ground enclosing it from the old cloister-arches; and a hideous small boy in rags flinging stones at him as a well-defined mark in the moonlight.
"He was a sharp satirist, but with more railing and scoffery than became a poet-laureate,"* said one.
I am a railing alongside the torrent; whoever is able to grasp me may grasp me
 
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