newel

English - Turkish

Definition of newel in English Turkish dictionary: (İnşaat) sarmal merdivenin orta direği; merdiven babası; merdiven sereni; {i} merdiven desteği; {i} merdiven direği; (Denizbilim) baba
newel post: (İnşaat) tırabzan babası
newel post: tırabzan başı direği
hollow newel: merdiven kovası
newel post: baba
landing newel: (Havacılık) sahanlık babası

English - English

Definition of newel in English English dictionary: A sturdy pillar at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs, supporting the handrail; A central pillar around which a staircase spirals; A novelty; a new thing
He was so enamoured with the newel.; {n} the upright post in a staircase; Centre post of spiral staircase; Centre post of winding or spiral staircase Concealed dungeon having a trap door in its ceiling as its only opening, where prisoners were often left to starve to death, sometimes in total darkness; the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail; The post at the end of a staircase that the stair railing is attached to; The upright post about which the steps of a circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones at the landings; {i} pillar around which steps wind; post at head or foot of a stairwell for handrails; See Hollow newel, under Hollow; The central pillar or post of a stair to which the balustrade is attached Newels are used at the base of a stair and wherever the stairway changes direction; The main post at the start of a stair and the stiffening post at the landing; A pillar around which a stair spirals; A post a staircase that the stair railing is attached to; The main post at the foot of a stairway or stoop; The post at the top or bottom of a staircase that supports the handrail; A large vertical member to which the handrail is attached Newels provide structural support for the balustrade; Center post of spiral staircase; the central pillar of a circular staircase
newel post: A sturdy supporting post at one end or at a turning point of a staircase banister railing, often topped with a decorative finial. Compare baluster
newel posts: plural form of newel post
newel post: The post anchored to the floor at the bottom of the stairs This post is also used where the stairs change direction at a small landing As styles change, the newel post can remain simple and plain, as for example during the Georgian period, or fancy and carved into shapes like acorns as in Victorian times
newel post: The large starting post to which the end of a stair guard railing or balustrade is fastened
newel post: an upright post supporting the handrail in a
newel post: the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs; it supports the handrail
newel post: The major support for a balustrade system Newels are larger in diameter than balusters and are located at the bottom and top of a stairway or at a turn in the handrail
newel post: The upright post, top or bottom, which supports the handrail of a stairway or landing In circular staircases it is the main post that the staircase winds around
newel post: A main support post or end post for a handrail
newels: plural of newel