railing

A short permanent barrier with a handrail used for control or safety purposes for people (along walkways, bridges, stairways, balconies, the ends of train cars, etc).

See also

• banister
• barricade
• guard rail
• stanchion
• on railing
• railroad tracks

The following tags implicate this tag: against_railing, on_railing, and wooden_railing (learn more).