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NEWEL POST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does newel post mean?
• NEWEL POST (noun)
The noun NEWEL POST has 1 sense:
1. the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
Familiarity information: NEWEL POST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
newel; newel post
Hypernyms ("newel post" is a kind of...):
post (an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position)
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