handrail

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Known as 'the handrail of the Mournes' as it helps guide hikers, it is made of natural granite stone using only traditional dry stone walling techniques.

From BBC • May 4, 2025

“He stands outside, in the dark London night, sobbing and unsteady, the handrail only a few feet away. And below that is the cold hard pavement,” Henry writes in her book.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

I should give it a few tugs at the top to yield the bolt a bit, and the final force needed would be 60 pounds linear at the top of the handrail.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2023

She gripped the wooden handrail in case she started to feel lightheaded again.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Dropping the remainder back into the bag, I held onto the handrail, my legs shaking as though I had just escaped a great danger.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison