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
- The bottom of this scope forms a rail, and near the front of the rail is a series of grooves.
- Democrats have learned that continually stepping on the third rail is unwise for their political futures.
- Because people from Ohio will go there on vacation and discover that high speed rail is a nice way to get around.
- The “light” in light rail is short for “light-capacity rail transit,” as opposed to “heavy rail” or “heavy-capacity rail transit” (subways and elevateds).
- And while intercity rail is going to be primarily used by fairly prosperous business travelers, better buses would make it a lot easier for economically struggle families.
- He also touches on a lot of things that Matt talks about a lot: building urban rail is not going to be useful unless you also change development, and discourage free parking.
- MY: “And while intercity rail is going to be primarily used by fairly prosperous business travelers, better buses would make it a lot easier for economically struggle families.”
- Of course, China will still have lots and lots of international air travel, and also air travel over the very long distances through the interior, just as high-speed rail is never going to displace NY-LA flights here.
- In the nineteenth century, when people wanted to describe the new transportation technology that went chug-chug-chug, they called the engine an iron horse and the rail system track way (if they were Dutch) or rail way (if they were English) or iron way (if they were French, German, or Italian) or narrow iron lane (if they were Greek).
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