handrail

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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

“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

We went to the checklist: “Remove handrail bolts, four.”

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

She gripped the wooden handrail in case she started to feel lightheaded again.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

It had once been something to live for, a handrail— not a particularly sumptuous handrail, hut sufficiently serviceable to keep her upright She had been able to make do.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White