banister

Everyday

1. A banister is the rail along the side of a staircase that you hold on to. tree →
2. Banisters can also mean the rail together with the posts that hold it up. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life and safety: hold the banister when going up or down stairs, especially with socks on, and do not slide down the banister or climb over it. In stories, children famously slide down banisters in big old houses.

Examples

• Hold the banister when you walk down the stairs. tree →
• Please don't slide down the banister! tree →
• The cat jumped onto the banister. tree →
• The old house had a carved wooden banister. tree →
• Grandad needs the banister to climb the stairs. tree →
• We hung Christmas lights along the banister. tree →
• Some sit on the banisters of steep stairs, others on the outer rails of lofty towers, or spring like squirrels along the ridges of the mountains. tree →

Note

Also spelled «bannister». Countable: a banister, banisters. Similar words: handrail, railing. Pronounced «BAN-is-ter».