banister

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see also: Banister

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbænɪstə(ɹ)/

Noun

banister (plural banisters)

1. The handrail on the side of a staircase.
2. One of the vertical supports of a handrail; a baluster.

Translations

• French: rampe
• German: Geländer
• Italian: ringhiera
• Portuguese: corrimão
• Russian: пери́ла
• Spanish: barandilla

Translations

• French: balustre
• German: Geländerpfosten
• Portuguese: balaústre
• Russian: баля́сина

Verb

banister (banisters, present participle banistering; past and past participle banistered)

1. To construct a banister
2. To act as a banister

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Banister

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Proper noun

1. Surname for a maker of baskets.

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