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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

Since the handrail was free at the top and only one bolt remained at the bottom, why not just break it off?

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

Widened paths, smooth flooring, and handrails will help people with disabilities get around.

From BBC Dec. 29, 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

Original cast-iron sconces, iron handrails and chandeliers remained in the house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2025

They were crowded onto the running boards and hanging from the handrails.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus




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