railing

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ

Noun

Wikipedia

railing (plural railings)

1. A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

   During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

Derived terms

• hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors.
• guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

Usage notes

British use is normally the plural.

Translations

fence or barrier

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 欄杆, 栏杆 (zh) (lángān)

• Czech: zábradlí n
• Dutch: hekwerk n
• Finnish: kaide (fi)
• French: rampe (of staircase)
• German: Geländer (de) n
• Greek: κιγκλίδα f (kinklída)
• Ido: pasamano
• Japanese: 手すり (てすり, tesuri)

• Jèrriais: bârrotîns m pl
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rekkverk n, gelender n

  Nynorsk: rekkverk n, gelender n

• Polish: reling f
• Portuguese: corrimão (pt) m
• Romanian: balustrada, mana curenta
• Russian: пери́ла (ru) n pl (períla), по́ручень (ru) m (póručenʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: callaid f

Verb

railing

1. Present participle of rail.

Anagrams

• lairing