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Definition of "railing" []

  • A structure made of rails and upright members that is used as a guard or barrier or for support. (noun)
  • The upper rail of such a structure. (noun)
  • Rails considered as a group. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "railing" in a sentence
  • "Of one particular example of the manager's addiction to psychological warfare, he remarks that "it exposed for the umpteenth time the element of hypocrisy involved in railing against supposed trouble-making in the media while remaining such an arch-exponent of the black art himself"."
  • "Also in glass, the staircase railing is an absolute expression of discretion, a way to give the voids centre stage."
  • "Not a word railing against the constraints of the system but instead straightforward discussion of getting the job done."