- A structure made of rails and upright members that is used as a guard or barrier or for support.
- The upper rail of such a structure.
- Rails considered as a group.
Dictionary:
rail·ing (rā'lĭng) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: railing |
noun
| Architecture: railing |
1. Rails, collectively, or a combination of rails.
2. Any openwork construction or rail used as a barrier or the like.
| WordNet: railing |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Synonym: rail
Meaning #2:
material for making rails or rails collectively
| Translations: Railing |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - gelænder, stakit, hegnsmateriale
Nederlands (Dutch)
omheining, reling
Français (French)
n. - grille, main courante (sur un mur), garde-fou, balustrade
Deutsch (German)
n. - Zaun, Geländer
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κιγκλίδωμα, κουπαστή, κάγκελο, φράχτης
Italiano (Italian)
recinto, parapetto, ringhiera, balaustra
Português (Portuguese)
n. - cerca (f)
Русский (Russian)
ограда, перила, поручни
Español (Spanish)
n. - verja, cerca, baranda, pasamanos
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - järnstaket, klander
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
扶手, 抱怨, 栏干
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 扶手, 抱怨, 欄幹
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 手すり, 欄干, 柵, ののしり, 非難, 手摺
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حاجز مصنوع من القضبان الحديديه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מעקה, הטחת טענות, תלונות, מוטות, גדר מוטות
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