banisters
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of banisters
C17: altered from baluster
Example Sentences
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Along the banisters were motion-activated lights - one wrong step and they would flare on, announcing their presence.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Fire escapes look corroded and other metal fixtures such as banisters have been coated to look old or rusty, while walls appear water-stained.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2024
I love the circular marble stairs with carved wooden banisters and wrought-iron posts that climb past the Vazrajdane theater, which shares the old building.
From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022
Exterior walkways with wooden banisters rise and fall like the lines on a graph across the facade of a building crowned with a wavelike roofline.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2021
Mick leaned on the banisters of the stairs.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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