Definition for: rail

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹeɪɫ/, /ɹeɪl/
• SAMPA: / reIl /
• Rhymes: -eɪl

Etymology 1

Old French reille , Latin regula , rule, bar, from regere , to rule, to guide, to govern.

Noun

rail ( plural rails )

1. a horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
2. the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
3. a railroad; a railway
4. a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
5. ( surfing ) lengthwise edges of a surfboard

   Rails alone can only ever have a marginal effect on a board's general turning ability — Nick Carroll at surfline.com [1]

Translations

a horizontal bar; a railing

the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad

a railroad; a railway

a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window

lengthwise edges of a surfboard

• Bosnian : grdnja m (1), šina f (2), pruga f (3), prečaga f (4)
• Dutch : rail f
• Hungarian : sín (2,3), vasút (3)
• Indonesian : rel, rel kereta api
• Japanese : 線路 (せんろ, senro)
• Spanish : riel, barandal

Etymology 2

French râle , Old French rasle . Compare Medieval Latin rallus . Named from its harsh cry, Vulgar Latin rasculum , from Latin radere , to scrape.

Noun

rail ( plural rails )

1. a small bird resembling a crane

Translations

See also

• corncrake

Etymology 3

Verb

to rail ( third-person singular simple present rails , present participle railing , simple past railed , past participle railed )

1. to complain violently; to abuse

Translations

complain

Related terms

• handrail
• night-rail
• railway
• split rail
• third rail

Dutch

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /'/
• IPA: /ʀaj/

rail f

1. rail

French

Pronunciation

• SAMPA: /'/
• IPA: /ʀaj/

rail m

1. rail

Other Translations for "rail"

Braille 6 Dot
Braille 8 Dot
Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		.-. .- .. .-..
Binary		1110010 1100001 1101001 1101100
Hex		7261696C
Pig Latin		ailray

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