banister
noun
ban·is·ter
ˈba-nə-stər 
variants
or less commonly bannister
1
a
: a handrail with its supporting posts
b
: handrail
2
Examples of banister in a Sentence
The children love to slide down the banister.
She held the banister tightly.
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At that moment, the two men ran for safety — Holguin jumping into his SUV in the driveway and Silva leaping onto a banister along the front porch.
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Tack the garland onto the edge of a table, along a banister, or across a door frame to add instant fall color.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Drape them over a doorframe, wrap them around a banister, or weave them through a patio railing for an instant touch of autumn.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Old hotel radiators were transformed into displays, as was a church banister found in a flea market in Italy.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
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Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Tack the garland onto the edge of a table, along a banister, or across a door frame to add instant fall color.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Drape them over a doorframe, wrap them around a banister, or weave them through a patio railing for an instant touch of autumn.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Old hotel radiators were transformed into displays, as was a church banister found in a flea market in Italy.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for banister
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“Banister.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banister. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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