Definition of rail

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Rail (n.) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc..

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Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel.
Axle Box :: Axle box () The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle..
Hanch :: Hanch () A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife rail down to the gangway..
Peanut :: Peanut (n.) The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its fruit..
Infirmity :: Infirmity (a.) A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a weakness or defect.
Daker Hen :: Daker hen () The corncrake or land rail.
Ichthyomancy :: Ichthyomancy (n.) Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes.
Express :: Express (n.) A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or parcels; also, a railway train for transporting passengers or goods with speed and punctuality..
Jeerer :: Jeerer (n.) A scoffer; a railer; a mocker.
Paludicolae :: Paludicolae (n. pl.) A division of birds, including the cranes, rails, etc..
Graal :: Graal (n.) See Grail., a dish..
Inside :: Inside (n.) The inward parts; entrails; bowels; hence, that which is within; private thoughts and feelings..
Corncrake :: Corncrake (n.) A bird (Crex crex or C. pratensis) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also corn bird.
Track :: Track (n.) The permanent way; the rails.
Line :: Line (n.) The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.
Fish :: Fish (v. t.) To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank, timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise on one or both sides. See Fish joint, under Fish, n..
Skitty :: Skitty (n.) A rail; as, the water rail (called also skitty cock, and skitty coot); the spotted crake (Porzana maruetta), and the moor hen..
Curve :: Curve (a.) A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal..
Periwinkle :: Periwinkle (n.) A trailing herb of the genus Vinca.
Delicacy :: Delicacy (a.) Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution; softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence, frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy of the skin; delicacy of frame..
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