| NOUN | person | Bannister, Roger Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister | English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile / mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929) |
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| artifact | bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling |
| Sounds | bae'nahster; bae'nihster | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile / mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929). | |
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| Synonyms | Roger Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister | |
| Instance of | four-minute man | someone who has run the mile / mile in less that 4 minutes |
| Spanish | Roger Bannister | |
| Catalan | Roger Bannister | |
| Meaning | A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling. | |
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| Synonyms | banister, balustrade, balusters, handrail | |
| Part of | balcony | A platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet |
| Parts | baluster | One of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing |
| railing, rail | A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports | |
| Broader | barrier | A structure or object that impedes free movement |
| Spanish | balaustrada, baranda, barandilla, pasamano, pasamanos | |
| Catalan | arrambador, balustrada, barana, brèndola | |
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