nounmasculinepl: bannisters
corrimão
1. a rail supported by posts (balusters) that runs along the edge of a staircase to prevent people from falling
She held onto the bannister as she walked down the stairs.
Ela se segurou no corrimão enquanto descia as escadas.
2. the entire balustrade system including the rail and supporting posts
The ornate bannister was made of mahogany wood.
O corrimão ornamentado era feito de madeira de mogno.
The term 'bannister' is commonly used in both American English and British English to refer to the safety rail on stairs. In Portuguese-speaking countries, 'corrimão' is the standard architectural term, while 'balaustrada' refers to a more decorative balustrade system. The word has remained relatively unchanged in architectural terminology across English-speaking regions.
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