rail
IPA: rˈeɪɫ
noun
- A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
- A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
- (electronics) A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.
- A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
- (surfing) One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
- (Internet) A vertical section on one side of a web page.
- (drugs) A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).
- Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
- (obsolete) An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.
- (obsolete) Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.
verb
- (intransitive) To travel by railway.
- (transitive, rail transport, of rolling stock) To place on a track.
- (transitive) To enclose with rails or a railing.
- (transitive) To range in a line.
- (transitive, vulgar, slang) To sexually penetrate in a rough manner.
- To complain violently (against, about).
- (obsolete, of a liquid) To gush; to flow.
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Examples of "rail" in Sentences
- Passengers lean over the rails.
- The spacing of the rails is fixed.
- The railings are surrounding the church.
- The pattern of railing repeats continuously.
- Officials blamed the size of the rail system.
- Also, the polarity of the power rails differs.
- They notice that the railings of the boat are golden.
- It is the rail transport in the Republic of the Congo.
- The animal's four legs straddle the two rails and the body rests on the rails.
- The Porter Square station serves both the MBTA Red Line, and the Commuter Rail.