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