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banister

[ban-uh-ster] / ˈbæn ə stər /
NOUN
railing of stairs
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The velvety silhouette feels as distant as the sea, whose dark surface is sliced by the banister.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

She can now ride her bike again and walk up stairs "without hanging on to the banister".

From BBC • May 22, 2025

Chu: Ari really owned the space — every time she moved, she knew what her intention was, she lived in that physicality, jumping on the banister and kicking up her leg.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2024

“And then literally at the same time, on another channel, there was Jamie,” he recalled in an interview last week, “this floppy-haired Essex boy, sliding down the banister doing one-pot wonders.”

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

Her hands hurt from gripping the banister spokes.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith