An additional rail supplying electric current, used in some electric railway systems.
a girl has died after stepping on a live rail
Example sentencesExamples
- British Transport police said the woman was lucky to be alive because the live rail had been carrying 750 volts.
- As well as the risk of being hit by a train, there is the risk of electrocution from live rails or overhead lines.
- He had fallen onto the line and broken his leg, and it took some time to switch off the live rail.
- We had to stick close together and avoid the live rail.
- If he had moved his leg one foot, he would have touched the live rail and there's 750 volts going through that.
- She hoped that publicity surrounding the case would help to highlight the dangers of live rails.