Barriers made of horizontal or vertical bars, usually metal, designed to prevent people from falling or entering an area.
From 'rail' (a bar or rod), which came from Old French 'reille' meaning to arrange in rows. The '-ing' ending makes it plural.
Victorian railings around London townhouses became so decorative and valuable that thieves actually stole them for scrap metal—turning safety barriers into targets!
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