railing
A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supportsA fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
» All rooftops without railings are vertiginous to me, even if I stand far from the ledge.
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1 sensesA fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.
Geländer
пери́лаperíla, по́рученьpóručenʹ
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Examples
2 sentencesAll rooftops without railings are vertiginous to me, even if I stand far from the ledge.
Throw Ziri over the railings.
Translations
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Origin
By surface analysis, rail + -ing.By surface analysis, rail + -ing.
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Forms
plural: railingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports:rail
Word family
7 related wordsSee also
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