banister en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbænɪstɚ/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Alteration of earlier barrester, ballester, corruptions of baluster.
Meanings
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The rail on the side of a staircase that a person's hand holds onto.
She slid down the wooden banister like a child.
lean on the banister
polished banister
wooden banister
He grasped the banister as he climbed the stairs.
- One of the vertical supports of such a handrail.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| banisters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| bannister | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (65)
tr küpeşte (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · es barandilla (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · pl tralka (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · ru по́ручень (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · de Geländer (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ca balustre (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · bo ལག་འཇུ (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · sv trappräcke (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ga runga (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · el κιγκλίδωμα (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · fi porraskaide (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · sh rukohvat (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · hu lépcsőkorlát (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · is rimill (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · nl leuning (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · is speli (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · pdt Wolm (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ko 난간 (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · hu mellvédbáb (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · is pílári í handriði (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · is stigahandrið (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · fi kaidepinna (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · ru баля́сина (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · is handrið (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · is brjóstriðssúla (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · pl balas (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · ga banastar (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · mk геле́ндер (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · is spæll (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · cs zábradlí (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · cs sloupek zábradlí (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · hu baluszter (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · lb Trapegelänner (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ja 手摺 (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · sh gelender (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ja 手すり (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ga banastar (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · ru пери́ла (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · fa طارمی (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · fr rampe (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · nl baluster (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · it ringhiera (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · fr balustre (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · no gelender (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · pl poręcz (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · fi kaidepuu (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ota پرمقلق (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · pt corrimão (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · es barandal (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · tr tırabzan (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · hu korlátbáb (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · bg парапет (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · he מעקה (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ca arrambador (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · cmn 欄杆 (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · de Geländerpfosten (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · ko 란간 (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ar دَرَابْزُون (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · acw دَرَبْزين (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · ja 欄干 (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · fi kaide (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · el κάγκελο (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · pt balaústre (one of the vertical supports of a handrail) · es pasamano (the handrail on the side of a staircase) · mk парапе́т (the handrail on the side of a staircase)