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
Fans crammed shoulder‑to‑shoulder against the banisters and barricades, stretching jerseys, bobbleheads and posters toward her for autographs.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
A 1960s life-size mirrored figure by the Italian artist Claudio Platania and the French fashion designer Pierre Cardin stood on one of the home’s landings, reflecting the angular carvings of the original pine banisters.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 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
The green light filled the cramped hallway, it lit the pram pushed against the wall, it made the banisters glare like lightning rods, and James Potter fell like a marionette whose strings were cut....
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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