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handrail

[hand-reyl] / ˈhændˌreɪl /
NOUN
balustrade
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NOUN
banister
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You’re either stuck to a vinyl-clad seat or grabbing up for a handrail and trying to direct your face away from the armpits to your left and right.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Liccardo also asked for nearly $1 million in promised funds from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a handrail project on the pier and an additional $9 million to protect coastal bluffs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Known as 'the handrail of the Mournes' as it helps guide hikers, it is made of natural granite stone using only traditional dry stone walling techniques.

From BBC May 4, 2025

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

Their swaying tops hovered over her head like white cobras, one at either handrail.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

The main residence has a grand staircase with custom brass handrails.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

Others, visibly distraught, squeezed onto crowded buses -- gripping handrails and bags -- or loaded onto lorries waiting to be spirited away.

From Barron's Oct. 28, 2025

No rules, no handrails, no police, no governing body.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2025

On Wednesday, however, Francis appeared unable to climb up the few steps to board his popemobile at the end of his audience, even while grasping onto the handrails.

From Seattle Times Mar. 6, 2024

They stood among rumpled leather sacks, and they clung desperately to rope handrails on the sides of the raft.

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




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