variants also bannister
as in railing
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports a much-needed new banister for the rickety staircase

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Recent Examples of banister Almost immediately, the dogs bolted for Silva, who jumped onto a banister in front of the house, while Holguin took shelter in his Honda SUV, Silva said. Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024 During his first trip inside, McNally found a crowbar hovering over a banister and an empty beer can on a shelf. Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 22 June 2024 Wooden banisters draped in lights hang from the ceiling. Blaine Callahan, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2024 Our stars weave up and down and in and out of a multilevel room replete with stairs and banisters and handrails and furniture for jumping on (and throwing villains off) and over and through. Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for banister 

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“Banister.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/banister. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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