railing
Americannoun
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a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
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rails collectively.
noun
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(often plural) a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts
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rails collectively or material for making rails
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Elaborate sets were seen being loaded into the venue in the lead up, including a large glitterball, a white staircase railing and items labelled "garden party".
From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026
Prosecutors dug deep into Rinderknecht’s ChatGPT logs, where he argued with the chatbot while asking it to produce artwork displaying fire and railing against the wealthy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
He has spent a lot of time railing against the project’s detractors in a way rarely seen elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
She’s been on something of a tear on X recently, railing against the alleged societal destruction that women’s equality has wrought.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
There, tottering on the edge of the railing that circled the parlor’s private balcony, was Edward Ashton.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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