Dictionary Definition
railing
Noun
1 a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and
supports [syn: rail]
2 material for making rails or rails
collectively
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪlɪŋ
Noun
Derived terms
- hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors.
- guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.
Usage notes
British use is normally the plural.Translations
fence or barrier
- Czech: zábradlí
- Finnish: kaide
- French: rampe (of staircase)
- Ido: pasaman.o
- Polish: reling
- Romanian: balustrada, mana curenta
Verb
railing- present participle of rail
Extensive Definition
Railing may refer to:
- Guard rail, a system to keep people or vehicles from straying into dangerous areas
- Insufflation, a method of drug delivery also called "railing"
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
balustrade, banister, bantering, barrier, booing, boundary, catcalling, chaffing, derisive, derisory, fence, fleering, flippant, fooling, grinning, hissing, hooting, jeering, joshing, kidding, leering, mocking, panning, quizzical, ragging, rail, rallying, razzing, ridiculing, roasting, scoffing, smart, smart-alecky, smart-ass,
smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting, stone wall, taunting, teasing, twitting, wall