Bannister
Four-minute mile surname
Bannister, as a variant of banister, refers to the handrail of a staircase or the vertical supports beneath it.
The spelling Bannister is also a surname, notably associated with Roger Bannister, the first person to run a mile in under four minutes.
Bannister as a name may derive from occupational origins, referring to a basket maker (banastre in Old French).
She gripped the bannister tightly as she descended the stairs.
railing
Horizontal safety bar
- balustradeRail supported by posts
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- spindleRotating rod for thread
baluster · newel · stairway · landing · post · wooden · wrought iron · support · grip · mahogany
runner
One who sprints
Oxford · track · middle-distance · breaking · barrier · stopwatch · pacemaker · British · athlete · medical student
- track racing800 meters, 1500 meters, 800m, mile, 1500m
BannisterEddie the Eagle
also-ran · failure · choker · underachiever
Bannistercouch potato
Habitual sedentary TV watcher
slowpoke · plodder · tortoise · sumo wrestler · sedentary
BannisterUsain Bolt