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handrail

[hand-reyl] / ˈhændˌreɪl /
NOUN
balustrade
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NOUN
banister
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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

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

With Bueno’s help, I taped the handrail as best I could.

From Salon Dec. 5, 2023

He gripped the handrail on either side of the stairs and forced his foot onto the first step.

From New York Times Nov. 20, 2023

In the stairwell, Pop stops, holding on to the handrail, leaning into the wall.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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

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

Andrew Peckleman raced to a staircase, grabbed both handrails, and hurried down to the second floor.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein




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