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Definition of 'rail'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) rail
a bar of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally, as for a support, barrier, or fence.

2.  rail
a fence; railing.

3.  rail
one of a pair of steel bars that provide the running surfaces for the wheels of locomotives and railroad cars. .

4.  rail
the railroad as a means of transportation:
to travel by rail.

5.  rail
rails, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.

6.  rail
one of two fences marking the inside and outside boundaries of a racetrack.

7.  rail
a horizontal member capping a ship's bulwark.

8.  rail
any of various horizontal members framing paneling or the like, as in a paneled door or a window sash.

9. (v.t.) rail
to furnish or enclose with a rail or railing.

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

11. (n.) rail
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.

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

Definition of 'rail'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) railing, rail
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

2. (noun) rail
short for railway
"he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety"

3. (noun) track, rail, rails, runway
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

4. (noun) rail
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)

5. (verb) rail
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. (verb) rail, inveigh
complain bitterly

7. (verb) rail, rail in
enclose with rails
"rail in the old graves"

8. (verb) rail
provide with rails
"The yard was railed"

9. (verb) rail, rail off
separate with a railing
"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

10. (verb) rail
convey (goods etc.) by rails
"fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"

11. (verb) train, rail
travel by rail or train
"They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg"

12. (verb) rail
lay with rails
"hundreds of miles were railed out here"

13. (verb) rail
fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
"They are railing for fresh fish"

14. (verb) vilify, revile, vituperate, rail
spread negative information about
"The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

15. (verb) fulminate, rail
criticize severely
"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"

Definition of 'rail'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) rail
a bar used as a support or barrier
Hold the rail as you come down the steps.

2. rail
transportation by train
Is it expensive to travel by rail?; a rail ticket

Definition of 'rail'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) rail
an outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women

2. (noun) rail
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

3. (noun) rail
a horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See Illust. of Style

4. (noun) rail
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

5. (noun) rail
the stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks

6. (noun) rail
the light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed

7. 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

8. (verb) rail
to flow forth; to roll out; to course

9. (verb) rail
to inclose with rails or a railing

10. (verb) rail
to range in a line

11. (verb) rail
to use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly by on

12. (verb) rail
to rail at

13. (verb) rail
to move or influence by railing

Translation of 'rail'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.
Afrikaans: reling	Arabic: قَضيب مَعْدَني	Bulgarian: релса
Brazilian: barra	Czech: zábradlí; držák	German: das Geländer, die Stange
Danish: stang; -stang	Greek: κάγκελο, βέργα, κρεμάστρα	Spanish: barra
Estonian: põikpuu	Farsi: میله؛ نرده	Finnish: kisko
French: barre, tringle	Hebrew: מַעֲקֶה	Hindi: रेल, पटरी
Croatian: rešetka, pregrada	Hungarian: tartó	Indonesian: jeruji
Icelandic: rimill, rið	Italian: sbarra, asta; staccionata	Japanese: 横棒
Korean: 울타리	Lithuanian: turėklas, karnizas, skers	Latvian: marga;šķērskoks; pakarama
Malay: palang gantungan	Dutch: stang, rek, rail	Norwegian: rekkverk, gelender, stang
Polish: poręcz, balustrada	Persian: میله؛ نرده	Pashto: پټلۍ(اورګاډى)، ريل، دكټار
Portuguese: barra	Romanian: bară; balustradă; suport	Russian: рейка; перекладина
Slovak: zábradlie; držadlo	Slovenian: drog	Serbian: šipka
Swedish: stång, räcke	Thai: ราว	Turkish: parmaklık, askılık, ... a
Taiwanese: 欄杆，窗簾吊桿	Ukrainian: поруччя, перила	Urdu: لوہے یا لکڑی کی پٹری
Vietnamese: tay vịn	Chinese: 横杆
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