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BANISTER [2 records]

Record 1 2012-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stairs and Stairways
DEF

A vertical barrier attached to a stairway with an open side, to prevent falls.

OBS

banister: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick) in 1990.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escaliers
DEF

Balustrade formant garde-corps du côté du jour d'un escalier.

OBS

rampe; rampe d'escalier : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques du Nouveau-Brunswick en 1990.

OBS

Pluriel : des garde-fous.

OBS

garde-fous (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escaleras
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Record 2 1997-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stairs and Stairways
DEF

Vertical member supporting the handrail in a railing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Escaliers
DEF

Colonnette carrée ou tournée assemblée entre une main courante et un limon (...)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Escaleras
DEF

Cada una de las pequeñas columnas de una balaustra; soporte de la barandilla en un escalera.

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