Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun same as
banister .
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- noun The
handrail on the side of astaircase . - noun One of the
vertical supports of a handrail; abaluster .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
- noun a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
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Examples
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She went up the stairs, holding on to the bannister for direction.
For the Sake of the Boy Ramola D 2011
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That was about 6 years ago and to this day nobody will admit that it was them chewing blue gum and then leaving it stuck to the stair bannister where Mom leans while putting on her shoes.
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If bannister was dangerously loose, obviously Smith would have a duty to warn Jobe aboutit.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Stalking Victims’ Duty to Warn Employees, Lovers, Visitors, and Others? 2010
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I think they pushed someone down the stairs and are watching from the bannister.
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As her hand hit the bannister, a second, more urgent plan voiced itself.
The Rat Eats Last Janet Freeman 2011
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Among other absurdities, the ship has a $60,000 bannister, a master bedroom that opens only to a fingerprint and a secret room designated specifically for "nookie," which any owner of a ship like this surely has no shortage of.
Aboard Russian Billionaire Andrey Melnichencko's $300 Million Yacht (VIDEO) 2010
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“Fell…?” said Vera, coming slowly down the stairs, holding onto the bannister.
My Sweet Audrina V.C. Andrews® 2010
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I whirled to see Sylvia tripping awkwardly down the stairs, babbling to herself as she tried to hold onto the bannister and the prisms at the same time.
My Sweet Audrina V.C. Andrews® 2010
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At another property, only a singed wooden bannister was left standing.
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Among other absurdities, the ship has a $60,000 bannister, a master bedroom that opens only to a fingerprint and a secret room designated specifically for "nookie," which any owner of a ship like this surely has no shortage of.
Aboard Russian Billionaire Andrey Melnichencko's $300 Million Yacht (VIDEO) 2010
oroboros commented on the word bannister
Sir Roger, the first to run a sub-four-minute mile.
August 12, 2007