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rail 1 R0023400 (rāl)n.1. a. A bar extending horizontally between supports, as in a fence.b. A structure made of such bars and supports and forming a barrier or guard; a railing.2. A steel bar used, usually in pairs, as a track for railroad cars or other wheeled vehicles.3. Sports A grind rail.4. The railroad as a means of transportation: goods transported by rail.5. A horizontal framing member in a door or in paneling.tr.v. railed, rail·ing, rails To supply or enclose with rails or a rail.
[Middle English raile, from Old French reille, from Latin rēgula, straight piece of wood, ruler; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
rail 2 R0023400 (rāl)n. Any of various marsh birds of the family Rallidae, found worldwide and characteristically having brownish plumage and short wings.
[Middle English rale, from Old French rasle, probably named for their harsh cries and from Old French *rasler, to make a harsh noise (attested in Middle French rasler, to haggle, bellow like a stag), akin to Old French rasclar, to harrow, rake, from Old Provençal rasclar; see raclette.]
rail 3 R0023400 (rāl)intr.v. railed, rail·ing, rails To express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language. See Synonyms at scold.
[Middle English railen, from Old French railler, to tease, joke, from Old Provençal ralhar, to chat, joke, from Vulgar Latin *ragulāre, to bray, from Late Latin ragere.]
rail′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  rails - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can rollrunway, rail, trackbar - a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon; "there were bars in the windows to prevent escape"railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"third rail - a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotivestreetcar track, tramline, tramway - the track on which trams or streetcars run |
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rails
railsslang Lines of powdered narcotics, typically cocaine, prepared to be inhaled through the nose. When I saw them cutting up rails on the table, I knew it was time to leave the party.See also: railrails n. powdered cocaine arranged into lines. (Drugs.) Max makes the rails too messy. See also: railEncyclopediaSeerailRAILS
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Synonyms for railsnoun a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can rollSynonymsRelated Words- bar
- railroad track
- railway
- railroad
- third rail
- streetcar track
- tramline
- tramway
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