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    rail
    /reɪl/

    noun

    • 1. a bar or series of bars fixed on upright supports or attached to a wall or ceiling, serving as part of a barrier or used to hang things on: "a curtain rail"
    • 2. a steel bar or continuous line of bars laid on the ground as one of a pair forming a railway track: "the goods train left the rails"

    verb

    • 1. provide or enclose (a space or place) with a rail or rails: "the altar is railed off from the nave"
    • 2. convey (goods) by rail: "perishables were railed into Manhattan"

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  2. The meaning of RAIL is a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier. How to use rail in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Rail.

  3. a horizontal bar fixed in position, especially to a wall or to vertical posts, used to close something off, as a support, or to hang things on: Will spectators please stay behind the rail? Hold onto the rail so that you don't fall. The ( clothes) rail in her wardrobe was crammed full of dresses. Jon Boyes/GettyImages. More examples.

  4. Rail definition: a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.. See examples of RAIL used in a sentence.

  5. A rail is a horizontal bar attached to posts or fixed round the edge of something as a fence or support. They had to walk across an emergency footbridge, holding onto a rope that served as a rail. She gripped the thin rail in the lift. Synonyms: handle, railing, shaft, banister More Synonyms of rail. 2. countable noun.

  6. The verb rail means to criticize severely. When you rail against increased taxes at a town meeting, you speak openly and loudly about how wrong the increase is and point out the problems it will cause.

  7. 1. a bar of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally, as for a support, barrier, or fence. 2. a fence; railing. 3. one of a pair of steel bars that provide the running surfaces for the wheels of locomotives and railroad cars.. 4. the railroad as a means of transportation: to travel by rail.

  8. RAIL definition: 1. a horizontal bar on the wall that you hang things on: 2. a bar around or along something which…. Learn more.

  9. Definition of rail noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. rail. noun. /reɪl/ Idioms. [countable] a wooden or metal bar placed around something as a barrier or to provide support. She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea. see also guard rail, handrail. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

  10. rail. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Trains & railways, Household, Buildings, Clothes & fashion rail1 /reɪl/ S2 W2 noun 1 [ uncountable] the railway system → train the American rail system a high-speed rail network Passengers want a better rail service. the Channel Tunnel and its rail links with London by ...

  11. Jun 2, 2024 · rail (third-person singular simple present rails, present participle railing, simple past and past participle railed) To complain violently ( against , about ). Synonyms: fulminate , inveigh