Definitions for RAIL
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. railing, railnoun

   a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

2. railnoun

   short for railway

   "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"

3. track, rail, rails, runwaynoun

   a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

4. railnoun

   a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)

5. railverb

   any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

6. rail, inveighverb

   complain bitterly

7. rail, rail inverb

   enclose with rails

   "rail in the old graves"

8. railverb

   provide with rails

   "The yard was railed"

9. rail, rail offverb

   separate with a railing

   "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

10. railverb

    convey (goods etc.) by rails

    "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"

11. train, railverb

    travel by rail or train

    "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"

12. railverb

    lay with rails

    "hundreds of miles were railed out here"

13. railverb

    fish with a handline over the rails of a boat

    "They are railing for fresh fish"

14. vilify, revile, vituperate, railverb

    spread negative information about

    "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

15. fulminate, railverb

    criticize severely

    "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Railnoun

   a railing.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RAILnoun

   Etymology: riegel, German

   1. A cross beam fixed at the ends in two upright posts.

   If you make another square, and also a tennant on each untennanted end of the stiles, and another mortess on the top and bottom rails, you may put them together. Joseph Moxon.

   2. A series of posts connected with beams, by which any thing is inclosed: a pale is a series of small upright posts rising above the cross beam, by which they are connected: a rail is a series of cross beams supported with posts, which do not rise much above it.

   A man, upon a high place without rails, is ready to fall. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   A large square table for the commissioners, one side being sufficient for those of either party, and a rail for others which went round. Edward Hyde.

   3. A kind of bird.

   Of wild birds Cornwall hath quail, rail, partridge and pheasant. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.

   4. [ rægle , Saxon.]A woman’s upper garment. This is preserved only in the word nightrail.

2. To Railverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To inclose with rails.

   The hand is square, with four rounds at the corners; this should first have been planched over, and railed about with ballisters. Richard Carew, Survey of Cornwall.

   As the churchyard ought to be divided from other profane places, so it ought to be fenced in and railed. John Ayliffe.

   Sir Roger has given a handsome pulpit-cloth, and railed in the communion-table. Joseph Addison, Spectator, № 112.

   2. To range in a line.

   They were brought to London all railed in ropes, like a team of horses in a cart, and were executed some of them at London and Wapping, and the rest at divers places upon the sea coast. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

3. To Railverb

   To use insolent and reproachful language; to speak to, or to mention in opprobrious terms.

   Etymology: railler, Fr. rallen, Dutch.

   Your husband is in his old lunes again; he so rails against all married mankind, curses all Eve’s daughters. William Shakespeare.

   What a monstrous fellow art thou? thus to rail on one, that is neither known of thee, nor knows thee. William Shakespeare.

   ’Till thou can’st rail the seals from off my bond,
   Thou but offend’st thy lungs to speak so loud. William Shakespeare.

   He tript me behind; being down, insulted, rail’d,
   And put upon him such a deal of man,
   That worthied him. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   Of words cometh railings and evil surmisings. 1 Tim. vi.

   Angels bring not railing accusation against them. 2 Pet. ii.

   If any is angry, and rails at it, he may securely. John Locke.

   Thou art my blood, where Johnson has no part;
   Where did his wit on learning fix a brand,
   And rail at arts he did not understand? Dryden.

   Lesbia for ever on me rails,
   To talk of me she never fails. Jonathan Swift.

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1. rail

   Rail refers to a set of tracks made of steel, typically used for transporting people and goods via vehicles known as trains. It can also refer to a bar or series of parallel bars, typically made of metal or wood, placed at the sides of staircases, balconies, fences, or used as a barrier for safety or support.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Railnoun

   an outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women

2. Railverb

   to flow forth; to roll out; to course

3. Railnoun

   a bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc

4. Railnoun

   a horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style

5. Railnoun

   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

6. Railnoun

   the stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks

7. Railnoun

   the light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed

8. Railverb

   to inclose with rails or a railing

9. Railverb

   to range in a line

10. Rail

    any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds

11. Railverb

    to use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on

12. Railverb

    to rail at

13. Railverb

    to move or influence by railing

14. Etymology: [OE. reil, reel, AS. hrgel, hrgl, a garment; akin to OHG. hregil, OFries. hreil.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rail

   rāl, n. a bar of timber or metal extending from one support to another, as in fences, staircases, &c.: one of those steel bars used on the permanent way of a railway, generally of that form known as the T-rail: a barrier: the railway as a means of travel or transport: (archit.) the horizontal part of a frame and panel: (naut.) the forecastle-rail, poop-rail, and top-rail are bars across the forecastle, &c.—v.t. to enclose with rails: to furnish with rails.—ns. Rail′-bend′er, a screw-press for straightening rails; Rail′-bor′er, a hand-drill for rails; Rail′-chair, an iron block by which the rails are secured to the sleepers; Rail′-clamp, a wedge for clamping a rail firmly; Rail′-coup′ling, a bar by which the opposite rails of a railway are connected at curves, switches, &c.; Rail′-guard, a guard-rail before a front wheel; Rail′ing, a fence of posts and rails: material for rails; Rail′-punch, a machine for punching holes in the webs of rails; Rail′road, Rail′way, a road or way laid with iron rails on which carriages run.—v.t. Rail′road (U.S.), to push forward fast.—ns. Rail′roader, one employed about a railway; Rail′road-worm, the apple maggot; Rail′-saw, a portable machine for sawing off metal rails; Rail′-split′ter (U.S.), one who splits logs into rails for a fence; Rail′way-car, a vehicle for the transportation of passengers and goods; Rail′way-carr′iage, a carriage for the conveyance of passengers; Rail′way-cross′ing, an intersection of railway-lines: an intersection of an ordinary road with a railroad; Rail′way-slide, a turn-table; Rail′way-stitch, a loose and rapid stitch in knitting or crochet-work; Rail′way-train (see Train).—Railway company, a stock company formed for the construction and working of a railway, usually organised by a legislative enactment.—Elevated railway, an elevated bridge-like structure used for railway purposes, to avoid obstruction of surface roadways; Military railway, a railway equipped for military service, the locomotives being armoured, and the carriages armour-plated and provided with portholes for rifles; Portable railway, a light railway made in detachable sections, and so suited for carrying easily from place to place. [Low Ger. regel, prob. through O. Fr. reille; cf. Ger. riegel, a bar. Some refer to L. regula through O. Fr. reille.]

2. Rail

   rāl, v.i. to brawl: to use insolent language.—v.t. to scoff at, affect by railing.—n. Rail′er, one who rails: one who insults or defames by opprobrious language.—adj. Rail′ing, reproachful, insulting.—n. reproachful and insulting language.—adv. Rail′ingly, in a railing manner: scoffingly: insultingly.—n. Raillery (rāl′ėr-i, or ral′-), railing or mockery: banter: good-humoured irony. [Fr. railler—L. rallum, a hoe—radĕre, to scrape.]

3. Rail

   rāl, n. a genus of wading-birds with a harsh cry.—n. Rail′-bird, the Carolina rail.—Golden rail, a rail snipe. [O. Fr. rasle (Fr. râle)—Old Dut. ratelen, to rattle.]

4. Rail

   rāl, v.i. (Spens.) to flow or pour down.

5. Rail

   rāl, n. a robe—now only in Night-rail.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rail

   A type of structure for a train to move and balance on.

   The rail network functions efficiently.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 22, 2020  

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1. RAIL

   What does RAIL stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the RAIL acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. RAIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rail is ranked #58042 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rail surname appeared 350 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rail.
   
   92% or 322 total occurrences were White.
   6.2% or 22 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Abuse
   • Architecture
   • Bar
   • Barrier
   • Complain
   • Denounce
   • Fish
   • Lay
   • Provide
   • Railway
   • Ride
   • Transport

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RAIL' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2657

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RAIL' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2321

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'RAIL' in Nouns Frequency: #993

Anagrams for RAIL »

1. aril

2. rial

3. lari

4. lira

5. lair

6. liar

How to pronounce RAIL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say RAIL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RAIL in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RAIL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of RAIL in a Sentence

1. President Barack Obama:

   Oil will still be produced in Alberta, Canada, and shipped by rail or piped elsewhere, by halting the Keystone Pipeline the President is eliminating an opportunity for America to be more reliant on trusted North American friends and less reliant on other places - many of whom do not respect or share our values.

2. Ryan Costello:

   If we're not investing in our safety for the Northeast Corridor, we're not doing what we should be doing down here, we need to continue to invest in our passenger rail system... a critical piece of the economy in the Northeast part of the country.

3. The BART Board:

   We get a lot of life out of our rail.

4. Tim Holan:

   The rail operators put too many cars on the lines. That was the problem. They could have moved more volumes, with less cars because speeds would have been higher.

5. Chief Egunwale Amusan:

   Before this highway was built, this was a one-way rail system. The witness said that his grandfather took him up to the tracks and told him that during the massacre they brought in rail flats right here where this road goes down the middle of Oaklawn Cemetery, they built a trench, they dug a trench and dumped bodies down into the trenches, he said there had to have been an excess of 300 bodies in that one location alone.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RAIL
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=RAIL
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RAIL
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RAIL
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RAIL
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html