bannister
noun
ban·nis·ter
less common spelling of banister
1
a
: a handrail with its supporting posts
b
: handrail
2
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The other children holding on to the bannisters, and my brother Franz standing at the door, pleading for peace with the German word Frieden.
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Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
Kravitz approaches her and climbs up on the bannister, before lifting her up and giving her a huge hug.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 July 2024
At least this fire escape was a proper stairway, with a bannister to hold on to, and not just one of those ladders attached to a wall.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Ute leader Black Hawk went to the school, The Salt Lake Tribune reported, and initially denied permission to take his children home, threw a teacher over a bannister.
—Sheila McCann, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2023
Once Lee came back with a drawing, which had been accepted, of a cat perched on a bannister above a young girl, its tail giving her a mustache.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
The Polish girl who cleaned after hours was leaning against the bannister, texting.
—Claire Keegan, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Camp pointed out a bannister inside the Stettheimer house which appeared to be made of pint-size toilet plungers.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
Ruth and Terry lived in a foursquare from 1910, with a mahogany bannister, ugly brass sconces, a white Ikea storage system, and an aquarium big enough to hold an abundance of tears.
—Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
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Hugo Hamilton, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2024
Kravitz approaches her and climbs up on the bannister, before lifting her up and giving her a huge hug.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 8 July 2024
At least this fire escape was a proper stairway, with a bannister to hold on to, and not just one of those ladders attached to a wall.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
Ute leader Black Hawk went to the school, The Salt Lake Tribune reported, and initially denied permission to take his children home, threw a teacher over a bannister.
—Sheila McCann, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2023
Once Lee came back with a drawing, which had been accepted, of a cat perched on a bannister above a young girl, its tail giving her a mustache.
—Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
The Polish girl who cleaned after hours was leaning against the bannister, texting.
—Claire Keegan, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
Camp pointed out a bannister inside the Stettheimer house which appeared to be made of pint-size toilet plungers.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
Ruth and Terry lived in a foursquare from 1910, with a mahogany bannister, ugly brass sconces, a white Ikea storage system, and an aquarium big enough to hold an abundance of tears.
—Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2022
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Bannister
biographical name
Ban·nis·ter
ˈba-nə-stər 
Sir Roger (Gilbert) 1929–2018 British runner and neurologist
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