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Bannister   /bˈænəstər/  /bˈænɪstər/   Listen
Bannister

noun
1.
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929).  Synonyms: Roger Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister.
2.
A railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling.  Synonyms: balusters, balustrade, banister, handrail.





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"Bannister" Quotes from Famous Books



... the child's mouth, but Paula, with quickened breath, explained that she had very serious matters to discuss with Orion; so Katharina, turning her back on her with a hasty gesture of defiance, sulkily went down stairs, while Mary slipped down the bannister rail. Not many days since, Katharina, who was but just sixteen, would gladly have ...
— Uarda • Georg Ebers


Words linked to "Bannister" :   four-minute man, baluster, rail, balcony, Roger Bannister, barrier, railing


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