English
Pronunciation
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Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ
Noun
railing (plural railings )
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.
Usage notes
British use is normally the plural.
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.
Translations
fence or barrier
Armenian: ճաղավանդակ ( čaġavandak ) , բազրիք (hy) ( bazrikʻ )
Basque: baranda
Chinese:
Mandarin: 欄杆 (zh) ( lángān ) , 栏杆 (zh) ( lángān )
Czech: zábradlí n
Danish: rækværk n
Dutch: hekwerk (nl) n
Finnish: kaide (fi) , rauta-aita
French: rampe (fr) ( of staircase )
German: Geländer (de) n
Greek: κιγκλίδα f ( kigklída )
Hebrew: מַעֲקֶה (he) m ( ma'aké )
Hungarian: korlát (hu)
Ido: pasamano (io)
Indonesian: pagar (id)
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Irish: ráille m
Japanese: 手摺 ( てすり, tesuri ) , 手すり ( てすり, tesuri )
Latin: cancellī m pl
Norman: bârrotîns m pl ( Jersey )
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rekkverk n , gelender n
Nynorsk: rekkverk n , gelender n
Polish: reling (pl) f
Portuguese: corrimão (pt) m
Romanian: balustradă (ro) f
Russian: пери́ла (ru) n pl ( períla ) , по́ручень (ru) m ( póručenʹ )
Scottish Gaelic: callaid f
Spanish: barandilla (es)
Swedish: räcke (sv) n , staket (sv) n
Telugu: కటకటాలు (te) ( kaṭakaṭālu )
Verb
railing
present participle of rail
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