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railing

 
Dictionary: rail·ing   ('lĭng) pronunciation
n.
    1. A structure made of rails and upright members that is used as a guard or barrier or for support.
    2. The upper rail of such a structure.
  1. Rails considered as a group.

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1. Rails, collectively, or a combination of rails.
2. Any openwork construction or rail used as a barrier or the like.


WordNet: railing
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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
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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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 난간, 욕지거리

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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