[
US
/ˈbænəstɝ, ˈbænɪstɝ/
]
[ UK /bˈænɪstɐ/ ]
[ UK /bˈænɪstɐ/ ]
NOUN
- a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
How To Use bannister In A Sentence
- Numerous period features remain: the Victorian staircase with its carved wooden banisters, the 1820s ornate stuccoed ceilings, the many stone and marble fireplaces.
- All the floorboards, bannisters and doors were missing, the electricity, gas and water pipes were all gone, the ceilings had collapsed and there were two gaping holes in the roof. Life in a Victorian terrace
- Slowly, I made my way downstairs, gliding my hand along the smooth wooden banister.
- It was followed by one from Janet who discovered a pencil-shaped parcel stuck beneath the bannister with Sellotape. ADRIENNE AND THE CHALET SCHOOL
- I have a feeling from a half remembered lecture from a zillion years ago, that Rossetti used to slide naked down the bannisters, and kept a menagerie in his house. Desperate Romantics
- Wood bannisters and staircases, rooms with curved windows, doorknobs that were made out of glass. August 2006
- “Fell…?” said Vera, coming slowly down the stairs, holding onto the bannister. My Sweet Audrina
- Carpet, bannister-rail, laundry basket on the landing.
- I leaned on the polished wooden bannister until his head was level with mine and our eyes met.
- Placing a foot on the bottom step, he paused and looked up, his hand firmly on the worn banister rail. HIDING FROM THE LIGHT
