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单词 water rail
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water rail in British English

noun
a large Eurasian rail, Rallus aquaticus, of swamps, ponds, etc, having a long red bill

water rail in American English

noun
an Old World rail, Rallus aquaticus, having olive-brown plumage marked with black and a long, red bill
Word origin
[1645–55]This word is first recorded in the period 1645–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: capsule, complex, cruise, swab, vortex

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Examples of 'water rail' in a sentence
water rail

Highlight was standing 10ft in front of a water rail!
The Sun (2015)
On many nature reserves there are now hides overlooking little lagoons in reed beds, where a water-rail will sometimes emerge.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A glimpse of a roe deer, say, or a stoat, a water rail for once out in the open.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It was, as birders will have already worked out, a water rail: a bird famous both for its invisibility and for its quite startling voice.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In the past many people didn't know anything of the water rail except for its cries.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Loud screams that sound like a piglet indicate that there is a water rail somewhere in the reeds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
When there is ice on the lakes, it can be easier to see a water-rail.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A lot of nature reserves have well-placed hides overlooking a pool among the reeds, and this is where the water rail shows itself.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
However, shoveler, water rail and hawfinch will be added to the 'rare breeding bird' category in the next report.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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