Meaning

2 senses
  1. A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp, or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.

    Geländer, Handlauf

    пери́лаperíla, по́рученьpóručenʹ

    пери́лаperýla, пору́ччяporúččja, по́рученьpóručenʹ

  2. A moving continuous belt-like rail on either side of an escalator which users can hold on to for support.

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

Examples

12 sentences
  1. Hold the handrail.

    Тримайся за поруччя.

    ruДержитесь за перила.

    deBenutze das Geländer.

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  2. Hold on firmly to the handrail.

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  3. Tom held onto the handrail.

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  4. The metal handrail was nice and cold to the touch.

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  5. When riding the escalator, please hold the handrail and stand inside the yellow line.

    deHalten Sie sich beim Fahren mit der Rolltreppe bitte am Handlauf fest, und stehen Sie innerhalb der gelben Umrandung.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rail which can be held:
Русский
By meaning 1
rail which can be held:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
rail which can be held:

Origin

From hand + rail.

From hand + rail.

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Forms

plural: handrails
Singularhandrail
Pluralhandrails

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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