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- Dictionaryrailing/ˈreɪlɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a fence or barrier made of rails: "wrought-iron railings"
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The meaning of RAILING is a barrier consisting of a rail and supports. How to use railing in a sentence.
a type of fence made of one of more usually metal or wooden bars attached to posts, often along the edge of a path or at the side of stairs for safety and to provide support: The iron railing at the edge of the boardwalk was some six feet above the beach.
1. a. A structure made of a rail, often connecting a series of upright members, that is used as a guard or barrier or for support, as on a balcony or next to a staircase. b. The rail of such a structure. 2. Rails considered as a group. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Railing definition: a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade. . See examples of RAILING used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts 2. rails collectively or material for.... Click for more definitions.
railing. noun. /ˈreɪlɪŋ/. /ˈreɪlɪŋ/. [countable, usually plural] a fence made of metal bars that go straight upwards; one of these bars. iron/metal railings. I chained my bike to the park railings. She leaned out over the railing.
RAILING definition: a fence made from posts and bars: . Learn more.
noun. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports. synonyms: rail. see more. noun. material for making rails or rails collectively. see more. Pronunciation. US.
a fence made of vertical metal or wooden bars; one of these bars iron railings I chained my bike to the park railings. She leaned out over the railing.
rail /reɪl/ n. a horizontal bar of wood, metal, etc, supported by vertical posts, functioning as a fence, barrier, handrail, etc. a horizontal bar fixed to a wall on which to hang things: a picture rail. a horizontal framing member in a door or piece of panelling. Compare stile 2. short for railing.