Definition
A protective railing or bar positioned at chest height, commonly found on ships, balconies, or staircases to prevent people from falling.
Etymology
Compound of 'breast' (Old English 'breost', the front of the body) and 'rail' (from Old French 'reille', a bar or rod). The term emerged in maritime contexts in the 16th-17th centuries to describe safety barriers positioned at torso level.
Kelly Says
Breastrails are positioned specifically at chest height because that's where your center of gravity naturally rests when you lean—ship designers learned through tragic experience that railings too low or too high were ineffective at preventing falls.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንግዳ railings
ing-da rail-ings
ARالعربية
سياج صدر
siyaaj sad-der
BNবাংলা
স্নান রেল
shnaan rail
CACatalà
barana de pit
bah-ra-na deh peet
CSČeština
prsní zábradlí
prs-nee zhah-bra-dli
DADansk
brystgelænde
brys-t-gel-aend-e
DEDeutsch
Brustgeländer
broost-gelan-der
ELΕλληνικά
αποκλείστης στήθους
ap-o-kleis-tis ste-thoos
ESEspañol
barandilla de pecho
bah-ran-dee-ya deh peh-choh
FAفارسی
بالusters سینه
balusters sineh
FISuomi
rintakehä
rinta-kehä
FRFrançais
main courante de poitrine
mɛ̃ kɔʁɑ̃t də pwaɪn
HAHA
plow unguwa
plow un-goo-wa
HEעברית
חצץ חזה
hat-zats chazeh
HIहिन्दी
स्तन रेलिंग
sthan re-ling
HUMagyar
mellrács
mell-ra-ch
IDBahasa Indonesia
pegangan dada
pegangan da-da
ITItaliano
coricciolo del seno
ko-ri-chi-o-lo del se-no
JA日本語
胸部の手すり
nyūbu no tesuri
KKKK
сүйім ұйым
suyim uyim
KMKM
ប្រាក់ ប្រាក់
praak praak
KO한국어
가슴 난간
gasseum nan-gan
MSBahasa Melayu
pegangan dada
pegangan da-da
MYမြန်မာ
အာရာ ကြောင်း
a-ya-ra kya-ing
NLNederlands
borstrel
boorst-rel
NONorsk
brystløp
bry-st-loep
PLPolski
poręcz piersi
po-re-ch pier-shi
PTPortuguês
corrimão de peito
ko-ri-ma-o deh pay-ee-toh
RORomână
balustradă de piept
ba-lu-stra-da deh pee-ept
RUРусский
поручень груди
poruchen' grudi
SVSvenska
brösträcke
broost-rack-e
SWKiswahili
plow ya kifua
plow ya ki-fua
TAதமிழ்
இடுப்பி வளைவு
iduppi va-lai-vu
TEతెలుగు
నొకటి పట్ట
nokatti patta
TLTL
plow ng dibdib
plow ng dib-dib
TRTürkçe
göğüs korkuluğu
go-yüs kork-u-lu-ğu
UKУкраїнська
поручень грудей
poruchen' grudey
URاردو
سندھن ریل
sindahn rail
VITiếng Việt
lan can ngực
lan can nguc
YOYO
plow ọrun
plow or-un
ZUZU
iplow isibhamu
ee-plow ee-si-bha-moo