handrail

noun

hand·​rail ˈhan(d)-ˌrāl How to pronounce handrail (audio)
: a narrow rail for grasping with the hand as a support

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Fortunately, the listing survives online and shows a great room on the upper level with terraces that connect to the main level via a gently curving staircase with a dark wood handrail that seems more 1910 than 2010. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 6 Mar. 2025 Police found blood on a handrail at the home of four Idaho student murder victims and more on a glove outside. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025 Two unidentified male blood samples, one on a handrail and one on a glove outside, were recovered by investigators after the stabbing deaths of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncavles, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20. Stepheny Price, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025 Two unidentified male blood samples, one on a handrail and one on a glove outside, were recovered by investigators after the stabbing deaths of Madison Mogen, 21, Kaylee Goncavles, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 13 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for handrail

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of handrail was in 1675

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“Handrail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/handrail. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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handrail

noun
hand·​rail ˈhan-ˌdrāl How to pronounce handrail (audio)
: a narrow rail for grasping as a support (as on a staircase)

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