Usually means: Supportive railing for stability, safety.
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  1. handrail: Merriam-Webster
  2. handrail: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. handrail: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. handrail: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. handrail: Wordnik
  7. handrail: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Handrail: InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
  9. handrail: Wiktionary
  10. handrail: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. handrail: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  12. handrail: Infoplease Dictionary
  13. handrail: Dictionary.com
  14. Handrail: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. handrail: Rhymezone
  16. handrail: FreeDictionary.org
  17. handrail: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. handrail: TheFreeDictionary.com
  19. handrail: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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noun:  A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
noun:  A moving continuous belt-like rail on either side of an escalator which users can hold on to for support.

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