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  • noun plural of railing
  • noun British for railing

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Examples

  • And planting flowers in the boxes that hang on the front railings is always such a joy too!

    A Plain House (1) 2008

  • I know not being able to leap over bushes and railings is tough for you. * g*

    ccfinlay: Last week, my ibook began to crash frequ ccfinlay 2006

  • But walking along the South Rim, we soon discovered the railings were a rarity.

    The Hazards Of Life On the Edge 2009

  • Within the railings is a flower-garden of respectable dahlias and chrysanthemums, where a man is sweeping the leaves from the grass.

    A Pair of Blue Eyes 2006

  • Mounted in front of them on the railings were a dozen telescopes, each with a different resolution, through which the three of them could see the familiar ladders and stairways, resembling three ribs of an umbrella, that took thirty thousand steps to descend (or ascend) to the Central Plain of Rama.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • In the ancient villages, where the lodges were crowded together, the railings were always present.

    Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden 1917

  • Inside the railings was a broad belt of shrubs bordered by a gravel path.

    Love Eternal Henry Rider Haggard 1890

  • Within the railings is a flower-garden of respectable dahlias and chrysanthemums, where a man is sweeping the leaves from the grass.

    A Pair of Blue Eyes Thomas Hardy 1884

  • There is NO WAY you can "Fall off" a cruise ship unless you are climbing on or over the railings, which is plain stupid.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011

  • There is no view of the ocean because behind the railings is a high steel wall.

    The Guardian World News Jon Ronson 2011

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