railing
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪlɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - 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
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Verb
railing
- present participle of rail
Anagrams
- airling, glairin, lairing, nargili