/ Dictionary / Index H handrail: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: hand•rail Pronunciation: (hand'rāl"), [key] — n. a rail serving as a support or guard at the side of a stairway, platform, etc. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: handrail (Thesaurus) hand puppet hand-ride Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cygnet Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language