rail

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈrāl

: a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier

: a structural member or support

: railing sense 1

: a light structure serving as a guard at the outer edge of a ship's deck

: a fence bounding a racetrack

: a bar of rolled steel forming a track for wheeled vehicles

: track

: railroad

rail

2 of 4

verb (1)

railed; railing; rails

transitive verb

: to provide with a railing : fence

rail

3 of 4

noun (2)

plural rail or rails

: any of numerous wading birds (family Rallidae, the rail family) that are of small or medium size and have short rounded wings, a short tail, and usually very long toes which enable them to run on the soft mud of marshes

rail

4 of 4

verb (2)

railed; railing; rails

intransitive verb

: to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language

railer noun

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English raile, from Anglo-French raille, reille bar, rule, from Latin regula straightedge, rule — more at rule

Noun (2)

Middle English raile, from Middle French raalle

Verb (2)

Middle English, from Middle French railler to mock, probably from Old French reillier to growl, mutter, from Vulgar Latin *ragulare to bray, from Late Latin ragere to neigh

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rail 1 of 4

noun

ˈrāl

: a bar extending from one support to another and serving as a guard or barrier

: a bar of steel forming a track for wheeled vehicles

: railroad sense 1

They travel across Canada by rail.

rail

2 of 4

verb

railed; railing

: to provide with a railing

rail

3 of 4

noun

: a small or medium-sized wading bird related to the crane that has very long toes for walking on the soft mud of marshes

rail

4 of 4

verb

railed; railing

: to scold or complain in harsh or bitter language

Students railed about a longer school year.

单词	rails
释义	rail 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈrāl 1 a : a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier b : a structural member or support 2 a : railing sense 1 b : a light structure serving as a guard at the outer edge of a ship's deck c : a fence bounding a racetrack 3 a : a bar of rolled steel forming a track for wheeled vehicles b : track c : railroad rail 2 of 4 verb (1) railed; railing; rails transitive verb : to provide with a railing : fence rail 3 of 4 noun (2) plural rail or rails : any of numerous wading birds (family Rallidae, the rail family) that are of small or medium size and have short rounded wings, a short tail, and usually very long toes which enable them to run on the soft mud of marshes Illustration of rail rail 4 of 4 verb (2) railed; railing; rails intransitive verb : to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language railer noun Synonyms Noun (1) balustrade banister bannister guardrail railing Verb (2) baste bawl out berate call down castigate chastise chew out dress down flay hammer jaw keelhaul lambaste lambast lecture rag rant (at) rate ream (out) rebuke reprimand reproach scold score tongue-lash upbraid See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English raile, from Anglo-French raille, reille bar, rule, from Latin regula straightedge, rule — more at rule Noun (2) Middle English raile, from Middle French raalle Verb (2) Middle English, from Middle French railler to mock, probably from Old French reillier to growl, mutter, from Vulgar Latin ragulare to bray, from Late Latin ragere* to neigh First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined above Verb (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing rail fife rail chair rail altar rail commuter rail towel rail third rail split rail plate rail night rail light-rail passenger rail Virginia rail rail-splitter clapper rail See More fife rail chair rail altar rail commuter rail towel rail third rail split rail plate rail night rail light-rail passenger rail Virginia rail rail-splitter clapper rail See More Kids Definition rail 1 of 4 noun ˈrāl 1 : a bar extending from one support to another and serving as a guard or barrier 2 : a bar of steel forming a track for wheeled vehicles 3 : railroad sense 1 They travel across Canada by rail. rail 2 of 4 verb railed; railing : to provide with a railing rail 3 of 4 noun : a small or medium-sized wading bird related to the crane that has very long toes for walking on the soft mud of marshes rail 4 of 4 verb railed; railing : to scold or complain in harsh or bitter language Students railed about a longer school year. rails 1 of 2 noun plural of rail 1 as in railings a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the stairs are icy, so hold onto the rail Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance railings bannisters guardrails banisters balustrades fenders handrails taffrails 2 as in railways a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel an abandoned stretch of rail that was overgrown with brush Synonyms & Similar Words railways railroads roads monorails els elevated railroads elevateds rails 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of rail as in rants Synonyms & Similar Words rants fulminates reviles execrates imprecates cusses damns curses blasphemes swears anathematizes confounds
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