handrail

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A rail along a staircase, ramp, or path that you hold for support.

   Hold the handrail when you go down the stairs.

2. 2
   noun

   The moving belt on each side of an escalator that you hold for support.

   She gripped the handrail as the escalator carried her up.

From hand + rail.

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