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railing

[ rey-ling ]

noun

  1. a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
  2. rails collectively.


railing

/ ˈreɪlɪŋ /

noun

  1. often plural a fence, balustrade, or barrier that consists of rails supported by posts
  2. rails collectively or material for making rails


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Word History and Origins

Origin of railing1

First recorded in 1350–1400; rail 1 + -ing 1

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Example Sentences

So it was ironic a couple of months later when the Tea Partiers were railing against it—it had already expired.

According to reports, he received several standing ovations by railing against the government's surveillance programs.

What he should be railing against with equal passion now is illegal guns.

A few curious people still lingered about the gilded iron railing, but inside the grounds the paths were deserted.

Or is he a character in a TV show railing against his audience?

Her thin and narrow hands held the balcony railing rather tightly.

Passing through the twisted iron railing they reached the path, and thence made their way to the road, shining white in the night.

Nigel drew back, and she stepped out upon the balcony, where Baroudi was leaning upon the railing, looking over the sunlit Nile.

The host, not to be outdone, was sitting with his feet on the railing of the stove, but as far from the spittoon as possible.

He walks slowly, dusting the iron railing, then turns to give my door a few light strokes with the cat-o'-many-tails.

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