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handrail

[hand-reyl] / ˈhændˌreɪl /
NOUN
balustrade
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NOUN
banister
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“He stands outside, in the dark London night, sobbing and unsteady, the handrail only a few feet away. And below that is the cold hard pavement,” Henry writes in her book.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

The collection’s key motif was a curved red handrail designed for Milan’s 60-year-old red line by the late architect Franco Albini.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Bueno was more than happy to present the bag, take the handrail and stow it away for safe keeping now that it was no longer an obstacle to our success that day.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

She explained on the BBC's Today programme on Radio 4 how she clung onto the handrail, scared of being pulled backwards and how she stood in solidarity with other women despite knowing they'd be arrested.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2023

Gum Baby was still holding it under her arm as she clung to the handrail, looking around in confusion.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia