pin rail

noun

Theater. a rail on a fly gallery, wall, etc., holding two rows of pins or cleats for securing lines attached to scenery.

Nautical. a strong rail at the side of the deck of a vessel, for holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed.

Compare fife rail.

Origin of pin rail

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby pin rail

PIN pad, pin plate, pinpoint, pinpoint bombing, pinprick, pin rail, PINS, pins and needles, pinscher, pin seal, Pinsent

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Example sentences from the Web for pin rail

I stepped over to the pin-rail and pulled out a wooden belaying-pin.
The Flying Bo'sun|Arthur Mason
Margaret did not disdain the aid of my hand as she climbed upon the pin-rail at the foot of the weather jigger-rigging.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London
"Tie it off" is the way they direct that the lines be made fast to the pin-rail.
The Art of Stage Dancing|Ned Wayburn
And yet, there, in the shade on the pin-rail, that unbelievable and monstrous heart beat on.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for pin rail

pin rail

noun

nautical a strong wooden rail or bar containing holes for belaying pins to which lines are fastened on sailing vesselsCompare fife rail

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	pin rail
释义	pin rail noun Theater. a rail on a fly gallery, wall, etc., holding two rows of pins or cleats for securing lines attached to scenery. Nautical. a strong rail at the side of the deck of a vessel, for holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed. Compare fife rail. Origin of pin rail First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby pin rail PIN pad, pin plate, pinpoint, pinpoint bombing, pinprick, pin rail, PINS, pins and needles, pinscher, pin seal, Pinsent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pin rail I stepped over to the pin-rail and pulled out a wooden belaying-pin. The Flying Bo'sun\|Arthur Mason Margaret did not disdain the aid of my hand as she climbed upon the pin-rail at the foot of the weather jigger-rigging. The Mutiny of the Elsinore\|Jack London "Tie it off" is the way they direct that the lines be made fast to the pin-rail. The Art of Stage Dancing\|Ned Wayburn And yet, there, in the shade on the pin-rail, that unbelievable and monstrous heart beat on. The Mutiny of the Elsinore\|Jack London British Dictionary definitions for pin rail pin rail noun nautical a strong wooden rail or bar containing holes for belaying pins to which lines are fastened on sailing vesselsCompare fife rail Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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