Definition
› the row of posts at the side of stairs and the wooden or metal bar on top of themFences and rails
(Definition of banister noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- balustrade noun
- barbed wire noun
- barricade noun
- barrier noun (FENCE)
- chain-link fence noun
- crush barrier noun
- dado rail noun
- fence noun (STRUCTURE)
- fence sth off phrasal verb
- fencing noun (STRUCTURE)
- gatepost noun
- guard rail noun
- paling noun
- palisade noun
- picket fence noun
- picture rail
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