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Rail
reɪl
Rail definitions
noun
rail
rails
- a bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on
"a curtain rail"
- the inside boundary fence of a racecourse
- a steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railway track
"the goods train left the rails"
- railways as a means of transport
"rail fares"
- the edge of a surfboard or sailboard
- a horizontal piece in the frame of a panelled door or sash window
- a conductor which is maintained at a fixed potential and to which other parts of a circuit are connected
"the anode must be connected to the positive supply rail"
verb
rail
railed
railing
rails
- provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails
"the altar is railed off from the nave"
- convey (goods) by rail
"perishables were railed into Manhattan"
- (in windsurfing) sail the board on its edge
"the more you pull down on the boom, the more you rail"
- (of a man) have vigorous penetrative sex with (someone)