Definition of "handrail" []

• A narrow railing to be grasped with the hand for support. (noun)

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• "The bottom handrail is the largest problem because it captures viewers 'attention and leads eyes off the image."
• "Let's say you're having a great handrail, which is like 14 stairs, and you want to go for it."
• "There was a handrail holding her back from the very edge, and beyond the handrail was a drop of a hundred feet or more."