| NOUN | artifact | banister, bannister, balustrade, balusters, handrail | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling |
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| Sounds | bae'nihster | |
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| Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... | |
| Meaning | A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling. | |
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| Synonyms | bannister, 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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