railing

English

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈɹeɪlɪŋ]
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ

Noun

railing (plural railings)

A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

Usage notes

British use is normally the plural.

Derived terms

hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors.
guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

Translations

fence or barrier

Armenian: ճաղավանդակ (čałavandak)
Basque: baranda
Chinese:
Mandarin: 欄杆 (zh), 栏杆 (zh) (lángān)
Czech: zábradlí n
Dutch: hekwerk (nl) n
Finnish: kaide (fi)
French: rampe (fr) (of staircase)
German: Geländer (de) n
Greek: κιγκλίδα f (kigklída)
Hebrew: מַעֲקֶה‎‎ (he) m (ma'aké)
Ido: pasamano (io)

Irish: ráille m
Japanese: 手摺 (てすり, tesuri), 手すり (てすり, tesuri)
Norman: bârrotîns m pl (Jersey)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: rekkverk n, gelender n

Nynorsk: rekkverk n, gelender n
Polish: reling (pl) f
Portuguese: corrimão (pt) m
Romanian: balustrada, mana curenta
Russian: пери́ла (ru) n pl (períla), по́ручень (ru) m (póručenʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: callaid f
Telugu: కటకటాలు (te) (kaṭakaṭālu)

Verb

railing

present participle of rail

Anagrams

airling, glairin, lairing, nargili

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