Usually means: Barriers used for safety, support.
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We found 11 dictionaries that define the word railings:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. railings: Merriam-Webster
  2. railings: Collins English Dictionary
  3. railings: Vocabulary.com
  4. Railings, railings: Wordnik
  5. railings: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. railings: Wiktionary
  7. railings: Dictionary.com
  8. railings: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Railings (horse), Railings: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. railings: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. railings: Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(Note: See railing as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (railings)

▸ noun:  (British) railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports)

Similar:
raile, cant rail, guide rail, running rail, monkey rail, crossrail, chair rail, checkrail, check-rail, raddle, more...

Opposite:
banister, balustrade, handrail

Phrases:
stair railings, wall railings, railings of the ship, porch railings, a railings made of wall, more...

Adjectives:
iron, wooden, high, white, wrought, black, ornamental, low, spiked, tall, carved



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Similar:
raile, cant rail, guide rail, running rail, monkey rail, crossrail, chair rail, checkrail, check-rail, raddle, more...

Opposite:
banister, balustrade, handrail

Phrases:
stair railings, wall railings, railings of the ship, porch railings, a railings made of wall, more...

Adjectives:
iron, wooden, high, white, wrought, black, ornamental, low, spiked, tall, carved



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