railing 1 of 2

as in rail
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports they had to put a childproof railing on the balcony when the baby started walking

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railing

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verb

present participle of rail

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The bus crashed through a metal safety railing and landed upside down and half-submerged, trapping survivors, CBS News reported. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 11 Feb. 2025 Six weeks after the Pacific disaster, a portion of railing or stateroom stanchion washed ashore. Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025 Choosing a horizontal cable railing maximizes landscape views and creates an open feel. Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025 After two hours, the guide summoned passengers to the railing. Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for railing

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“Railing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railing. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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