banister
noun
ban·is·ter
ˈba-nə-stər 
variants
or less commonly bannister
1
a
: a handrail with its supporting posts
b
: handrail
2
Examples of banister in a Sentence
The children love to slide down the banister.
She held the banister tightly.
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For an inexpensive craft, craft colorful paper ring chains, gold paper star garlands, and coffee filter snowflakes to hang on mantels, banisters, and around thresholds.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
Drape the garland across a wall, mantle, banister or around your tree.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
National Tree Company 9-Foot Crestwood Spruce Garland Add this 9-foot garland to your banister, mantel, or front porch.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The production team came out the day before to set up shots perfectly timed to the sunset and painted the concrete banisters to a stone texture while Freeman was off the property.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Banister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banister. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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