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The phrase "a banister" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the handrail or railing that runs along the side of a staircase or balcony for support and safety.
Example: "She carefully descended the stairs, gripping the banister to maintain her balance."
Alternatives: "a handrail" or "a railing".
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She's Jess Philipps riding down a banister.
Another was flipped over a banister, feet flailing.
He rushed indoors and sawed off an ornamental ball from a banister.
Her son, Richard, had been suffocated and bound to a banister.
Without interrupting her disquisition on water-testing, she perches sidesaddle on a banister.
It involves a falling man landing face-up on a banister.
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So there are turrets and lead-coated eyebrow windows, high ceilings, a classic banister, a wraparound porch and pillars, and a sunroom, but there aren't a lot of spindles.
After moving to San Francisco and working at a startup, Banister earned a windfall after an exit to Cisco.
It would be considered absurd to build a staircase or balcony without putting in a handrail or banister to stop people falling.
A circular travertine tile staircase with a chrome banister leads to a grassy terrace on the first level.
And he wants to add some classy touches, like a bar and a brass banister.
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