banister
noun
ban·​is·​ter
| \ ˈba-nə-stər
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variants:
or less commonly bannister
Definition of banister
1a
: a handrail with its supporting posts
b
: handrail
2
: baluster sense 2
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Other Words from banister
banistered
\ ˈba-​nə-​stərd
\
adjective
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adjective
Examples of banister in a Sentence
The children love to slide down the banister.
She held the banister tightly.
Recent Examples on the Web
Folded across a living-room banister is a patchwork quilt sewn by her sister-in-law Nancy showing a line of trees and a Bigfoot. — Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, "Do you have a werewolf problem? Upright alligator? Cryptozoologist Linda Godfrey probably believes you," 24 July 2019 At Allen's house, there was no heat, the lights were rarely on, banisters were falling apart, and the only item in the fridge was fruit juice, friends recall. — Ben Baskin, SI.com, "Breaking Bad: The False Step and Downfall of Penn Legend Jerome Allen," 11 July 2019 Inside the main lodge are carvings of bears and raccoons for banister finials, a bison head presiding from high up on the great room’s walls. — Alec Scott, Sunset Magazine, "Lake Effect: On Reviving a Family Tradition with Your Closest Friends," 22 Jan. 2018 The banister was inspired by the one in David Hicks's house, the Grove, in Oxfordshire. — David A. Keeps, House Beautiful, "Peter Dunham on Transforming a California Beach Cottage," 4 Dec. 2012 In this Clinton Hill home, that meant choosing vintage rugs, textiles, furniture, lighting, and decor, incorporating reclaimed wood as much as possible (like as floating shelves), and revitalizing banisters and window casings. — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, "Almost Everything in This Colorful Family Home is Vintage," 3 May 2019 Intertwine fresh greenery with white ribbon around a staircase banister to reflect a tree covered in frost, or lights around your fireplace mantle replicating the glow of luminarias. — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, "A Celebrity Event Planner’s Secrets for the Best Holiday Party Ever," 10 Oct. 2018 Many windowless rooms will now feature a virtual balcony—essentially a banister and an 80-inch high-definition screen that live-streams video in real time from the ship's upper decks. — Olivia Rassow, ELLE Decor, "Crazy or Brilliant: Virtual Balconies," 7 Feb. 2014 The door, stairs, and banister are in Benjamin Moore’s Space Black. — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, "Inside Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin's Elegantly Theatrical New York Townhouse," 5 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'banister.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for banister
banister
noun
English Language Learners Definition of banister
: a structure like a fence with a bar on top that is built along the side of a set of stairs
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banister
noun
ban·​is·​ter
| \ ˈba-nə-stər\
Kids Definition of banister
1
: one of the slender posts used to support the handrail of a staircase
2
: a handrail and its supporting posts
3
: the handrail of a staircase
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