railing 1 of 2

as in rail
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports they had to put a childproof railing on the balcony when the baby started walking

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railing

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verb

present participle of rail

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The round aluminum balusters in the railing were held in place by plastic extrusions that fit into the top and bottom fiberglass railing members. Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025 But other elements, including safety railings, are needed before the area can open to the public, Angela Brady, director of Seattle's Office of the Waterfront and Civic Projects, told Axios this week. Melissa Santos, Axios, 6 Mar. 2025 The bus crashed through a metal safety railing and landed upside down and half-submerged, trapping survivors, CBS News reported. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Six weeks after the Pacific disaster, a portion of railing or stateroom stanchion washed ashore. Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for railing

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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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