Dictionary
rail
Meaning
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- A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
- A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
- A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.
- A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
- One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
- A vertical section on one side of a web page.
- A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).
- Each of two vertical side bars supporting the rungs of a ladder.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹeɪl/
Cognate with Latin
rādō
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