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Meaning of "handrail" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HANDRAIL

handrail  [ˈhændˌreɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HANDRAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Handrail is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HANDRAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

handrail

Handrail

A handrail is a rail that is designed to be grasped by the hand so as to provide stability or support. Handrails are commonly used while ascending or descending stairways and escalators in order to prevent injurious falls. Other applications include bathroom handrails—which help to prevent falls on slippery, wet floors—and barres, which serve as training aids for ballet dancers. Handrails are typically supported by posts or mounted directly to walls.

Definition of handrail in the English dictionary

The definition of handrail in the dictionary is a rail alongside a stairway, etc, at a convenient height to be grasped to provide support.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HANDRAIL


Azrael
ˈæzreɪl
bedrail
ˈbɛdˌreɪl
brail
breɪl
Braille
breɪl
breastrail
ˈbrɛstˌreɪl
checkrail
ˈtʃɛkˌreɪl
contrail
ˈkɒntreɪl
derail
dɪˈreɪl
frail
freɪl
graal
ɡreɪl
Grail
ɡreɪl
guardrail
ˈɡɑːdˌreɪl
headrail
ˈhɛdˌreɪl
interrail
ˈɪntəˌreɪl
monorail
ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl
pedrail
ˈpedˌreɪl
rail
reɪl
taffrail
ˈtæfˌreɪl
trail
treɪl
vitrail
ˈvɪtreɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HANDRAIL

handling charges
handloom
handmade
handmaid
handmaiden
handover
handpass
handphone
handpress
handprint
handroll
hands
hands down
hands off
hands up!
hands-free
hands-off
hands-on
handsaw
handsel

WORDS THAT END LIKE HANDRAIL

audit trail
blaze a trail
campaign trail
curtain rail
dado rail
drail
entrail
fire trail
hiking trail
Holy Grail
light rail
nature trail
Oregon trail
paper trail
picture rail
serail
third rail
towel rail
vapour trail
water rail

Synonyms and antonyms of handrail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «handrail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HANDRAIL

Find out the translation of handrail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of handrail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «handrail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

扶手
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasamanos
570 millions of speakers

English

handrail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेलिंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

درابزين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перила
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corrimão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Handrail
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rampe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gerbang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geländer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手すり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Handrail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lan can
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

handrail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेलिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tırabzan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corrimano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poręcz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перила
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

balustradă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουπαστή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

leuning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ledstång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gelender
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of handrail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDRAIL»

The term «handrail» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.793 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HANDRAIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about handrail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HANDRAIL»

Discover the use of handrail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to handrail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Residential Construction Academy: Carpentry
LANDING NEWEL MARK HERE STARTING NEWEL HANDRAIL Figure 16-47 The handrail is laid out to fit between starting and balcony newel posts. Courtesy of L. J. Smith. Installing a Balustrade Laying out the Handrail Clamp the handrail  ...
Floyd Vogt, 2002
2
Popular Mechanics Complete Home How-to
STAIRS ALUSTRADES Handrail components In addition to ordinary handrail moldings, you can buy special matched components called turns, ramps, and caps. These are joined to straight sections of handrail with steel bolts. Horizontal cap ...
Albert Jackson, David Day, 2009
3
Failure Mechanisms in Building Construction
Many buildings are constructed with balcony handrail posts set into pockets or sleeves cast into a concrete deck or curb. Grout is used to secure the posts into the pockets. This simple detail is subject to extraordinary serviceability problems  ...
David Harlan Nicastro, 1997
4
Oxford Handbook of Human Action
rarely touched the handrail as they whizzed past. For example, infants walked over the 72-centimeter-wide bridge on 100% of trials regardless of handrail presence and used the handrail for crossing on only 7% of trials. However, on the  ...
Ezequiel Morsella Assistant Professor of Social Cognitive Neuroscience San Francisco State University, John A. Bargh Professor of Psychology Yale, Peter M. Gollwitzer Professor of Psychology New York University, 2008
5
The Staircase: History and Theories
Handrail: a rail forming the top of a balustrade. Handrail bolt (or joint bolt): a bolt threaded at both ends. A square nut at one end is gripped in a mortise in an end of one handrail. In the other handrail, a similar mortise is provided, but the nut is ...
John Templer, 1995
6
4th European Conference of the International Federation for ...
is used to control the handrail motion. The system allows the handrail to move freely on a 650 mm by 650 mm plane. It is designed to move a 490 N load with a maximum velocity of 125 mm/s. The support frame of the actuators is attached to  ...
Jos van der Sloten, Pascal Verdonck, Marc Nyssen, 2009
7
Interior Graphic Standards: Student Edition
HANDRAILS Handrail requirements are governed by building and accessibility codes. Typically, handrails are required on both sides of stairs. Exceptions include dwelling units and private dwellings. In these cases, only one handrail is  ...
Corky Binggeli, 2011
8
Slips, Trips, Missteps, and Their Consequences
Research has shown that most people place themselves within arms reach of a handrail, even if the handrail is not actually being used (Cohen, 2000; Cohen & Cohen, 2002). Reaching out in an attempt to break one's fall is a natural ...
H. Harvey Cohen, Jon R. Abele, 2007
9
Elevator and Escalator Maintenance for Building Managers ...
• New handrails are best stored in their original packaging. • Used handrails should be coiled up according to handrail manufacturers' coiling procedures, avoiding excessively tight coils or kinks in the handrails. • Avoid storing in penthouses ...
10
Readings on the Development of Children
F(3, 48) = 20.26, p< .01, respectively.1 A post hoc Scheffe test at the .05 significance level revealed significant differences between handrail use at the 48 - cm bridge and all other bridge widths, with infants using the handrail less often on the ...
Mary Gauvain, Michael Cole, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HANDRAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term handrail is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Star Events debuts safer staging handrail | Access All Areas
Star Events introduced a tool-free handrail for the downstage edge of Summer in the City's performance platforms this weekend. Developed ... «Access All Areas, Jul 15»
2
Tonight's Lancaster City Council meeting agenda - LancasterOnline …
David Charles, owner of 235 North Mary Street, requests installation of a new handrail on concrete entry steps. (Recommended for approval by ... «LancasterOnline, Jul 15»
3
Kids These Days Don't Understand the Value of Climbing a Tree the …
When they want to climb a tree they just head on out with their attachable spiral steps made with thick neoprene pads and a supporting handrail ... «Curbed LA, Jul 15»
4
Man trashed ex's house, pouring bleach on her clothes - then left …
He ripped a painting in half, smashed a TV cabinet, pulled the stairs handrail from the wall, pulled her mattress from her bed and broke bed ... «Gazette Live, Jul 15»
5
Sneeze resulted in fatal mine accident - Elko Daily Free Press
Holmes was caught between the handrail and the beam, according to the report. The skip was moving at 200 feet per minute, or a little more ... «Elko Daily Free Press, Jul 15»
6
Lego Technic launches new Mercedes-Benz Arocs 3245 model kit …
... as possible” says Gruber, “including adding as many iconic details in from the real Arocs to the LEGO model– handrail, step-up, wheel chock, ... «Manila Bulletin, Jul 15»
7
School bus services don't want drivers to play hero - Chicago Tribune
... it was quite easy to train everyone on the use of the epinephrine autoinjectors and how to wipe down the handrail before the student entered ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Orange bike marketing campaign on South Hill ditched - The …
... coated from tires to handlebars in thick, orange spray paint, leaning against the pole of a stop sign, tethered to a handrail, resting under a tree ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
9
Antonio Durao AM Spotlight | Transworld Skateboarding
A lot of it is the same stuff over and over and over; the same trick has been done down that many stairs or that handrail. I don't know, I try to ... «Transworld Skateboarding, Jul 15»
10
M&S in hot water after Facebook post criticising one-bag-per-teapot …
Jan Collins Gunning posted: 'My elderly mother fell backwards down the escalator in M&S Exeter when the handrail failed. 'She cut her already ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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