Definition
Barriers made of horizontal or vertical bars, usually metal, designed to prevent people from falling or entering an area.
Etymology
From 'rail' (a bar or rod), which came from Old French 'reille' meaning to arrange in rows. The '-ing' ending makes it plural.
Kelly Says
Victorian railings around London townhouses became so decorative and valuable that thieves actually stole them for scrap metal—turning safety barriers into targets!
Translations
CACatalà
baranes
ba-ra-nes
CSČeština
zábrady
za-bra-dy
DADansk
gelænder
gel-an-der
DEDeutsch
Geländer
gel-an-der
ESEspañol
barandillas
ba-ran-di-yas
FISuomi
parapit
pa-ra-pit
FRFrançais
balustrades
ba-lus-tra-des
HUMagyar
korlátok
kor-la-tok
IDBahasa Indonesia
pagar
pa-gar
ITItaliano
ringhiere
rin-ghi-e-re
MSBahasa Melayu
pagar
pa-gar
NLNederlands
leuning
lay-ning
PLPolski
balustrady
ba-lus-tra-dy
PTPortuguês
corrimãos
ko-ri-ma-os
RORomână
balustrade
ba-lus-tra-de
SWKiswahili
baridi
ba-ri-di
TAதமிழ்
படிக்கட்டு
pa-di-ka-ttu
THไทย
ราวบันได
rao-ban-dai
TRTürkçe
kemerliler
kem-er-li-ler
URاردو
راہداری
raah-da-ri
VITiếng Việt
lan can
lan can