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Railing vs Railings - What's the difference?

railing | railings |

As nouns the difference between railing and railings

is that railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports while railings is .

As a verb railing

is .

railing

English

Noun

(wikipedia railing) (en noun)
  • A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
    • During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

    Derived terms

    * hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors. * guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

    Usage notes

    British use is normally the plural.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    railings

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (Britain) railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports)