Definitions for railreɪl

railreɪl(n.)

a bar of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally, as for a support, barrier, or fence.
Category: Building Trades
a fence; railing.
Category: Building Trades
one of a pair of steel bars that provide the running surfaces for the wheels of locomotives and railroad cars. .
Category: Railroads
the railroad as a means of transportation:
to travel by rail.
Category: Railroads
rails, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.
Category: Business
one of two fences marking the inside and outside boundaries of a racetrack.
Category: Sports and Games
a horizontal member capping a ship's bulwark.
Category: Navy
any of various horizontal members framing paneling or the like, as in a paneled door or a window sash.
Category: Building Trades, Furniture
Ref: Compare stile2. 2
(v.t.)to furnish or enclose with a rail or railing.

1250–1300; ME raile < OF raille bar, beam

railreɪl(v.i.)

to utter bitter complaints or vehement denunciation (often fol. by at or against):
to rail at fate.

1425–75; late ME < MF railler to deride < Oc ralhar to chatter < VL *ragulāre

railreɪl(n.)

any of numerous usu. secretive birds of the family Rallidae, having short wings, a narrow body, and long toes, and inhabiting forests, grasslands, and esp. marshes in most parts of the world.
Category: Ornithology

1400–50; late ME rale < OF raale (c. Oc rascla), n. der. of raler < VL *rāsiculāre, freq. of L rādere (ptp. rāsus) to scratch

railing, rail(noun)
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
rail(noun)
short for railway
"he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"
track, rail, rails, runway(noun)
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
rail(noun)
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
rail(verb)
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
rail, inveigh(verb)
complain bitterly
rail, rail in(verb)
enclose with rails
"rail in the old graves"
rail(verb)
provide with rails
"The yard was railed"
rail, rail off(verb)
separate with a railing
"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
rail(verb)
convey (goods etc.) by rails
"fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
train, rail(verb)
travel by rail or train
"They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"
rail(verb)
lay with rails
"hundreds of miles were railed out here"
rail(verb)
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
"They are railing for fresh fish"
vilify, revile, vituperate, rail(verb)
spread negative information about
"The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"
fulminate, rail(verb)
criticize severely
"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

rail(noun)ɪl
a bar used as a support or barrier
Hold the rail as you come down the steps.
railɪl
transportation by train
Is it expensive to travel by rail?; a rail ticket

Rail(noun)
an outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women
Rail(verb)
to flow forth; to roll out; to course
Rail(noun)
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
Rail(noun)
a horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style
Rail(noun)
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
Rail(noun)
the stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks
Rail(noun)
the light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed
Rail(verb)
to inclose with rails or a railing
Rail(verb)
to range in a line
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
Rail(verb)
to use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on
Rail(verb)
to rail at
Rail(verb)
to move or influence by railing