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ban·is·ter
also ban·nis·ter (băn′ĭ-stər)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.]
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ban•is•ter
art at banksia
or ban•nis•ter
(ˈbæn ə stər)n.
1. Sometimes, banisters. a handrail and its supporting posts, esp. on a staircase; balustrade.
2. a handrail, esp. on a staircase.
3. a baluster.
[1660–70]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 |
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Translations
دَرابِزينقَضيب أو عَمود الدّرابْزين
zábradlísloupek zábradlí
gelænderrækværkstav
kaide
ograda na stubištu
pílári í handriîi, rimillstigahandriî
手すり
난간
turėklaiturėklų stulpelis
balustrādebalustrs, stabiņšmargas
balustertrapleuning
stĺpik
ograja
trappräcke
ราวระเบียง
trabzanmerdiven parmaklığı
tay vịn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
banister
, bannistern (also banisters) → Geländer nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
banister
(ˈbӕnistə) noun1. (often plural) the handrail of a staircase and the posts supporting it.
2. one of the posts supporting the handrail.
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banister
→ دَرابِزين zábradlí gelænder Geländer κουπαστή σκάλας barandilla, pasamanos kaide rampe ograda na stubištu ringhiera 手すり 난간 trapleuning gelender poręcz corrimão балясина trappräcke ราวระเบียง trabzan tay vịn 扶栏Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009