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Meanings of railings in English
Broad category of barriers in roads that keep vehicles from straying into dangerous areas.
Usage of railings in English
1
There were particular safety concerns about the railings, which had deteriorated badly.
2
The boy Bert was painting the iron railings of the front fence.
3
The railings of the conning towers were not much above the surface.
4
The knife's somewhere in the road there-itfell up against the railings.
5
The cat across the way stropped its backbone against the railings unheeding.
6
Mustangs stood, bridles down, before the doors; men lounged along the railings.
7
Good-bye, I must be off; my bicycle is there against the railings.
8
Their conversation had been in French while they were approaching the railings.
9
The other they took out and coolly tied to the station railings.
10
He could see blurred figures in open spaces, by railings, inside rooms.
11
There she was, over by the railings; languidly, irresolutely moving towards home.
12
He darted between the horse and the railings and began going forward.
13
The house looked very respectable, and there were railings to the area.
14
On the summits of these embankments were the footways, furnished with railings.
15
She stopped near the railings, watching the procession of carriages going by.
16
Police officers stood up on the railings and shouted at the crowd.
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Translations for railings
Russian
Portuguese
Catalan
Railings through the time
Railings across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common