What is another word for railing?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈe͡ɪlɪŋ] (IPA)

Railing is a word that generally refers to a barrier or guardrail, but there are several other synonyms that can be used interchangeably. One common synonym for railing is a balustrade, which usually refers to a decorative barrier made up of several small posts or spindles. Another synonym for railing is a fence, which is typically used to enclose an area or property. A banister is another term for a railing, which is usually found on staircases to provide support and safety to those using the stairs. Other synonyms for railing include handrail, barrier, and partition. Each of these words can be used to describe a physical barrier or protective structure in different contexts.

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Usage examples for Railing

Besides, she was inside the high iron railing, and he wondered how she had got there.
"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"
Charles Weathers Bump
"Yes; after the fervent manner in which they hung over the railing it would be cruel to keep them with us," smiled Mrs. Dean.
"Marjorie Dean High School Freshman"
Pauline Lester
It would be necessary for me to come in through the kitchen, Helen giggled over the telephone, or else to climb over the railing of the side porch.
"I Walked in Arden"
Jack Crawford

Famous quotes with Railing

  • There are a great many obscene minds, yet more railing and satirical, but very few fastidious ones. A man must have good manners, be very polite, and even have a great deal of originality to be able to jest gracefully and be felicitous in his remarks about trifles; to jest in such a manner and to make something out of nothing is to create.
    Jean de La Bruyère
  • To thy lover, O Lord, the railing of the world is wild honey and the pelting of stones by the mob is summer rain on the body. For is it not Thou that railest and peltest, and is it not Thou in the stones that strikest and hurtest me?
    Sri Aurobindo
  • For conversation well endued; She calls it witty to be rude; And, placing raillery in railing, Will tell aloud your greatest failing.
    Jonathan Swift
  • If we're looking for a rationale other than "Loughner was nuts," I think the more relevant facts about him are that he was an atheist who detested religion and religious people, made lots of references to satanic New Age "conscience dreaming" (sic) and was involved in the occult. When a fellow participant on a UFO website wrote a lengthy response to Loughner's question about "what is wrong or right with the current date?" which included the subordinate clause, "a day in Christ is as a thousand years," Loughner fixated on that one line, railing, "I won't listen to that fictitious crap without the author. This is laughable to notice a gospel or writing related to Christ."
    Ann Coulter
  • The racket was coming over what used to be our public radio station, WAMC out of Albany, but the familiar reassuring voices of normality were long gone. Some febrile evangelist was railing from the Book of Revelation.
    James Howard Kunstler

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