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Definition of Railing
1. Noun. A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports.
Group relationships: Balusters, Balustrade, Banister, Bannister, Handrail
Specialized synonyms: Bar, Fife Rail, Guardrail, Safety Rail, Taffrail
Generic synonyms: Barrier
Terms within: Ledger Board
Derivative terms: Rail, Rail, Rail, Rail, Rail, Rail
2. Noun. Material for making rails or rails collectively.
Definition of Railing
1. a. Expressing reproach; insulting.
2. n. A barrier made of a rail or of rails.
Definition of Railing
1. Noun. A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of rail) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Railing
1. a fence-like barrier [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Railing
Literary usage of Railing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1917)
"Complaint is made: (1) That the testimony of WJ Crump and \Vm. H. Young, relative
to the condition of the railing running from the ground to the top of the ..."
2. Handbook of Cost Data for Contractors and Engineers: A Reference Book Giving by Halbert Powers Gillette (1905)
"Cost of a Gas Pipe Hand railing.—A gas pipe hand railing for a small ... The weight
of the pipe was 800 Ibs. for 100 lin. ft. of railing (50 ft. on each ..."
3. Notes, Explanatory & Practical, on the Gospels: Designed for Sunday School edited by Albert Barnes (1869)
"This TOO! was surrounded with a balustrade, or railing, breast-high, ...
A breastwork or railing was of course built in the same manner around the open ..."
4. Massachusetts Reports: Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1888)
"If you find that the railing itself was not such a railing as ought to have been
there, then you can find the way defective by reason of its not having been ..."
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