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rail
  1. A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
  2. The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
  3. A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
  4. A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
  5. (surfing) One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “She gripped the hand rail in the lift tightly as the earth shuddered beneath her.”
      “I stepped out of the car into a narrow corridor blocked by a rail and a desk behind which sat another uniformed gun-toter.”
      “At Port Henry, one stretch of rail was laid in the early part of June, 1937.”
railroad
  1. (chiefly US) A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
  2. (chiefly US) The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
  3. (chiefly US) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets
  4. (figuratively) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “The construction of the first railroad in the 19th century revolutionized transportation by providing a more efficient and reliable means of travel.”
      “The railroad system in the country connects major cities with an efficient network of tracks, routes, and stations.”
railhead
  1. A point on a railway system where goods are loaded, unloaded or transferred to other transport.
  2. The furthest point on a railroad/railway under construction to which rails have been laid.
  3. (military) An area of hostile territory at the end of a rail line that, when captured, serves for the continuous movement into position of further troops and material.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “The timber cutters in turn provided extra income for nearby farmers during lean times to transport it to Laura the nearest railhead.”
      “The closest railhead was hundreds of miles away and, in those early days of aviation, an air drop was out of the question.”
      “Located at a major railhead, the town was a wool center for the sheep growers in the region.”
railgun
  1. An electromagnetic gun that uses a large electrical current for propelling a projectile down a track of two conductive rails.
  2. A railway gun.
railway
  1. (Commonwealth of Nations) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
  2. (Commonwealth of Nations) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “The railway generally operates to the summit station from Whitsun to October.”
      “The town is on the East Coast Main Line railway, and has a railway station.”
      “An at-grade intersection may require a traffic-control device such as a stop sign, traffic light or railway signal to manage conflicting traffic.”
rail
  1. (obsolete) An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.
  2. (obsolete) Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “She gripped the hand rail in the lift tightly as the earth shuddered beneath her.”
      “I stepped out of the car into a narrow corridor blocked by a rail and a desk behind which sat another uniformed gun-toter.”
      “At Port Henry, one stretch of rail was laid in the early part of June, 1937.”
railroading
railbird
  1. A rail or similar bird
  2. (US, slang) A gambler; originally specifically a horseracing enthusiast
  3. Examples:
    1. “The World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, has a railbird judging contest.”
      “Gotta say, we're very intrigued by this high-flyin' filly, Buffythecenterfold, winner of the Hollywood Park Railbird Stakes last week.”
railroader
  1. One who works for a railroad company.
  2. One who railroads people.
  3. Examples:
    1. “A career railroader, Mitchell was hired by the Missouri Pacific in 1968 as a bridge and building helper.”
      “Over the last couple of years, however, the third-generation railroader has dramatically changed the way he operates trains.”
      “He spent most of his early working life as a railroader, eventually becoming the chief assistant engineer of the Belfast and Northern Counties Railway.”
railbus
  1. A lightweight passenger rail vehicle, similar in appearance to a bus
  2. Examples:
    1. “The one referred to in the booklet is the all-ultrasonic car converted from a former New Haven RR Mack railbus.”
      “After ceasing to haul timber and minerals, the track was used briefly to haul tourists in an old automobile converted into a railbus.”
      “In the early 1980s, NIR purchased one of the prototype LEV Railbuses built to test the railbus concept.”
railing
  1. A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “When you go up a regular step, you will hold the railing in one hand and the cane or crutch in the other.”
      “The portico is enclosed by railing with balusters and covered by a projecting gable roof.”
railworks
  1. A factory that manufactures rails for railways.
railwayana
  1. Items related to railways, especially collectibles.
  2. Synonyms:
railful
  1. The amount of clothing that can be held on a rail.
rail
  1. Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “She gripped the hand rail in the lift tightly as the earth shuddered beneath her.”
      “I stepped out of the car into a narrow corridor blocked by a rail and a desk behind which sat another uniformed gun-toter.”
      “At Port Henry, one stretch of rail was laid in the early part of June, 1937.”
railwaywoman
  1. A woman who works on a railway.
railwayman
  1. A man who works on a railway
  2. Examples:
    1. “He enjoyed a forty-five-year working career as a freight railwayman from 1947, when he joined the Great Western Railway.”
      “Perhaps only a railwayman could reminisce about his former workplace with such affection.”
      “His practical experience as a railwayman caused him to look with a more critical eye on railway administration both before and after privatisation.”
raile
  1. Obsolete form of rail.
railer
  1. One who rails.
  2. Examples:
    1. “Stilling himself relates how, when one at the table directed a gibe at him, it was Goethe who rebuked the railer.”
      “To the skeptic and railer, Amittai is as an unknown quantity in an algebraic problem.”
      “It tends to reduce him to the status of a scurrilous railer, despite the fact that some of Jonson's most graceful and humane verses are based closely upon that poet's work.”
railings
  1. plural of railing
  2. (Britain) railing (a horizontal rail with vertical supports)
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “So now it will be necessary to put safety railings, or an extra reflective warning post, on the left.”
      “Decorative railings and improved lighting have been installed and shrubs and trees planted.”
      “At the same time, the business has also been approached to fit safety railings and fencing at a site in Droylsden.”
railwaywomen
  1. plural of railwaywoman
railroadings
railwaymen
  1. plural of railwayman
  2. Examples:
    1. “Former railwaymen have told me what it was like to be in the place during its splendour.”
      “There would then be a period of practical training on the track, using close personal supervision involving experienced railwaymen from Jarvis.”
      “Advisory medical standards are in place for certain occupations, such as in the armed forces and police, railwaymen, and professional divers.”
railroaders
  1. plural of railroader
railbirds
  1. plural of railbird
railheads
railroads
railfuls
  1. plural of railful
railguns
  1. plural of railgun
railways
  1. plural of railway
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “These carriages journeyed on railways throughout the country and traveled to the most remote villages.”
      “Joan's father had worked on the railways, so they had enjoyed free rail travel.”
      “Even today rack railways are not too uncommon in some countries, especially mountainous ones.”
railbuses
  1. plural of railbus
  2. Examples:
    1. “In the early 1980s, NIR purchased one of the prototype LEV Railbuses built to test the railbus concept.”
railbusses
  1. plural of railbus
railers
  1. plural of railer
railes
  1. plural of raile
rails
  1. plural of rail
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There was also a chance for youngsters to compete on the park's features including a jump box, quarter pipe and ground rails.”
      “Leaves are then compacted under train wheels to form a thick, greasy layer on the top of the running rails.”
      “The bright red walls are framed between cream-colored wainscoting and picture rails.”
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