Synonyms for handrail


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hand-reyl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhændˌreɪl


Définition of handrail

  • As in banister : noun railing of stairs
  • As in balustrade : noun rail for stairs
Example sentences :
  • The bottom bamboo serves as a bridge, and the top one as a handrail.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • When that happened Stott gripped the handrail, and grew damp and hot.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford
  • It had a handrail of pure, transparent, water-clear plastic.
  • Extract from : « Scrimshaw » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • A rope has since been stretched along the rock to serve for a handrail.
  • Extract from : « Retrospect of Western Travel, Volume I (of 2) » by Harriet Martineau
  • He hurried past and left Elim grasping the handrail of the stair.
  • Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • To all the upper ends of the V's a light pole is tied to form a handrail.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of War Inventions » by Thomas W. Corbin
  • There's only a handrail in places, and a nasty drop if you fall.
  • Extract from : « A Traitor's Wooing » by Headon Hill
  • Then Maggie Shane gasped and clutched the handrail at her side.
  • Extract from : « The Mucker » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • I told you not to shake the handrail, and you knew it would upset me!
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes of Philippa » by Angela Brazil
  • "You see how the handrail shakes about," I said, as I swung it out with a touch.
  • Extract from : « The Fortunes of Philippa » by Angela Brazil

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