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HANDRAIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
Synonyms:
balusters; balustrade; banister; bannister; handrail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("handrail" is a kind of...):
barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)
Meronyms (parts of "handrail"):
baluster (one of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing)
rail; railing (a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports)
Holonyms ("handrail" is a part of...):
balcony (a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet)
