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railing [ˈreɪlɪŋ] n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) (often plural) a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts 2. rails collectively or material for making rails ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
railing noun fence, rails, barrier, paling, balustrade the iron railings of the convent grounds Translations railing [ˈreɪlɪŋ] N → baranda f, barandilla f, pasamanos m inv railings → verja fsing, enrejado msing railing [ˈreɪlɪŋ] n (also railings) → ringhiera, inferriata railing [ˈreɪlɪŋ] n (also railings) → ringhiera, inferriata How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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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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