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[ noun ] a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

Used in print

(David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)

In the half darkness the banisters gleamed , and the hall seemed enormous .

(W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)

Once he went_after Hans and dumped his pot over the banister .

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 7231
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