Bannister Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈbænəstɝ/

BA-ni-stur

UK

/bˈænɪstɐ/

BA-ni-stuh

التعريف

A bannister is the handrail along the side of a staircase, which you hold for support as you go up or down.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

"Bannister" is mostly used in British English; in American English, "handrail" is more common. Usually refers to staircases inside houses or buildings. Can also be spelled "banister".

• Spanish: barandilla (de escaleras) - pasamanos
• Portuguese (BR): corrimão - balaústre
• Portuguese (PT): corrimão - balaústre
• Chinese (Simplified): 扶手（楼梯的）
• Chinese (Traditional): 扶手（樓梯的）
• Hindi: रेलिंग (सीढ़ी की) - बैनिस्टर
• Arabic: درابزين (درج) - حاجز الدرج
• Bengali: ব্যানিস্টার - সিঁড়ির রেলিং
• Russian: перила
• Japanese: 手すり
• Vietnamese: lan can cầu thang
• Korean: 난간
• Turkish: trabzan
• Urdu: سیڑھی کی ریلنگ
• Indonesian: pegangan tangga

جمل نموذجية

Please hold the bannister when you go down the stairs.

basic

The old wooden bannister is very smooth.

basic

Children should not slide down the bannister.

basic

She leaned on the bannister to catch her breath after climbing the stairs.

natural

There's a crack in the bannister at the top of the stairs.

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As a kid, I used to race my brother to touch the bannister first.

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