railing

«railing» in Mova's school dictionary: A fence or barrier made of metal or wooden bars, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a railing, railings)

meaning for a pupil

1) A fence or barrier made of metal or wooden bars, often along stairs, a bridge or a balcony, to stop people falling. tree →

2) A single bar that you can hold on to, like a handrail. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety, railings keep people safe on stairs, balconies, bridges and near water; pupils learn to hold the railing and never climb over it. Railings are also put around parks and buildings. Phrases: hold the railing, lean on the railing, iron railings.

examples

• Hold the railing when you go down the stairs. tree →
• Do not climb on the balcony railing. tree →
• The park has black iron railings around it. tree →
• We leaned on the railing to watch the boats. tree →
• The bridge railing stops people falling into the river. tree →
• He tied his bike to the railings outside the shop. tree →
• Paint the railings before the winter. tree →
• People used to stop and peep through the railings. tree →

note

Countable; often plural: "the railings". Safety: never sit on, climb over or lean too far over a railing; never stick your head between the bars. Related: "handrail", "rail".

In the corpora

• Salt from sea spray or from gritted winter roads makes iron rust faster, so cars and railings by the sea rust quickly.
• Never stand on a chair or climb anything on a balcony, because you could fall over the railing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «railing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.