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railCross-members of panel doors or a sash. Also, the upper and lower members of a balustrade or staircase extending from one vertical support to another, such as a post.
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rail Shipments of coal moved to consumers by rail (private or public/commercial). Includes coal hauled to or away from a railroad siding by truck.
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railcomplain bitterly Mr. Gray railed against lengthy stage directions, saying he crossed them out in scripts before he would begin rehearsals with his actors. — New York Times (Feb 7, 2012)
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rail"horizontal bar passing from one post or support to another," c. 1300, from Old French reille "bolt, bar," from Vulgar Latin *regla, from Latin regula "straight stick," d [..]
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rail"small wading bird," mid-15c., from Old French raale (13c.), related to râler "to rattle," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of its cry.
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rail"complain," mid-15c., from Middle French railler "to tease or joke" (15c.), perhaps from Old Provençal ralhar "scoff, to chat, to joke," from Vulgar Latin *ragulare " [..]
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rail"fence in with rails," late 14c., from rail (n.1). Related: Railed; railing.
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rail/ˈreɪl/ noun plural rails 1 rail /ˈreɪl/ noun plural rails Learner's definition of RAIL 1 [count] a : a bar that goes from one post or support to another and that is used to form a barrier [..]
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railrailing: a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports complain bitterly enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" short for railway; "he traveled by [..]
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raila wooden or metal bar used as part of a fence: a long metal bar which is used to make a railway track
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rail1. The bracket that holds drives into a chassis. 2. Either pole or conductor of a power supply; one is positive and one is negative.
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railthe edge of the skateboard, also, plastic strips attached to the board’s underside.
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railThe top and bottom frame members of a door or window (not the jamb).
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railA means of transportation. To travel by railroad
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railHorizontal member of the framework of a window sash or door.
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railThe barrier on either side of the racing strip. Sometimes referred to as the "fence."
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railThe cross or horizontal pieces of a door’s framework of: "top rail," "mullion rail," "lock rail," and "bottom rail" are differen [..]
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railOne of the horizontal structural parts of a door panel or face frame of framed cabinets.
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railRailroad local and regional passenger train operations between a central city, its suburbs and/or another central city. It may be either locomotive-hauled or self-propelled, and is characterized by multi-trip tickets, specific station-to-station fares, railroad employment practices and usually only one or two stations [..]
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railA high capacity electric railway characterized by exclusive rights-of-way, multi-car trains, high speed and rapid acceleration, sophisticated signaling and high platform loading. Also known as rapid rail, subway, elevated railway or metropolitan railway (metro).
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railA rail transportation system with exclusive right-of-way which serves densely traveled corridors at speeds of 124 miles per hour (200 km/h) and greater.
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railAn electric railway with a light volume traffic capacity compared to heavy rail. Light rail may use shared or exclusive rights-of-way, high or low platform loading and multi-car trains or single cars. Also known as streetcar, trolley car and tramway.
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rail(n) short for railway(v) complain bitterly(v) criticize severely(v) travel by rail or train(n) a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports(n) a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel m [..]
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railthe edge of a surfboard Rash guard
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railCross members of panel doors or of a sash. Also, a wall or open balustrade placed at the edge of a staircase, walkway bridge, or elevated surface to prevent people from falling off. Any relatively lightweight horizontal element, especially those found in fences (split rail).
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railResources Allocation & Incident Logging
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railTo sit on the rail. To shuffle off a direct answer; to hedge or to fence; to reserve the decision of one’s vote. Here rail means the fence, and “to sit on the rail” to sit o [..]
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railThe barrier on either side of the racing strip. During a race, the rail to which is referred is only that which is closest to the #1 position in the gate. Sometimes referred to as the fence.
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railA length of track, usually thirty nine feet long. Also see track.
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railThe horizontal framing pieces of a panel door.
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railThe bridge rail is the track where the trolley travels, which is supported by the bridge girder(s).
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railThe runway rail is the track where the trolley travels.
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railThe rolled steel section used to guide wheelsets of rolling stock. The most common rails are Tee head which is the Australian Standard. Rail is described by weight per unit length, i.e. kilograms/metr [..]
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railThe cross or horizontal pieces of a door's framework of: "top rail," "mullion rail," "lock rail," and "bottom rail" are different types of rails based on their location in the structure of the door.
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railThe horizontal piece of a window sash – comprised of the lower rail and upper rail.
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railTop of bulwarks. 2. Curved timber going from bow to support knee of head.
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railThe upper edge of the bulwarks.
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railThe edge where the deck joins the hull; top edge of bulwarks. Or the railing around the deck.
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rail(1) The edge where the deck joins the hull; top edge of bulwarks. (2) The railing around the deck.
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railThe railing around the deck.
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rail1. the top edge of the bullwark. 2. the edge of a sailboat or sailboard
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rail(1) The edge where the deck joins the hull; top edge of bulwarks. (2) The railing around the deck.
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railRefers to freight transported by railway.
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railA strip of metal that order tickets hang from. aka “the board”.
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rail1. The rack holding one or more missiles on the aircraft. 2. "On a rail" or "On rails." A perfect carrier landing, "OK3," smooth, on speed, on glide slope and line-up fro [..]
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railrunway alignment indicator light system.
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railThe wire (or spider web) of the steel-tip board, or the plastic rail on an electronic board
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railBar
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railAnother name for the Bar.
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railA barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
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railThe grooved wooden edge around the table, where players store their chips.
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rail See Bar. Railroad Tracks: See Candlesticks. Recirculation : Keeping checkers in play by having them hit and re-entering them in your opponents home board. Recirculation is often a necessary e [..]
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railA metal rail for sliding along on skis or a snowboard, normally found in a snow park (terrain park).
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rail
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
*Nick Carroll, ''surfline.com'' [http://www.surfline.com/community/whoknows/10_21_rails.cfm]:
*: Rails [..]
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railThe outside edge of a surfboard.
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