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handrail

[hand-rayl] / 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

He pulled his shorts and jeans on but left his T- shirt off and tied it around the handrail line to air it out, although he put the lifejacket back on.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen

Such changes will vary in cost and might mean adding a stairlift, better lighting, handrails, nonslip surfaces, a safer bathroom or even relocating a bedroom to the main floor.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

The cliffs he walked can now be traversed by stairs with convenient handrails built by the National Park Service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

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

The girls walked up with handrails on their right.

From "George" by Alex Gino


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