rail - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • hang: Inside each is a full height hanging rail at the top.
  • electrify: There is the additional hazard of the electrified third rail on the Merseyrail Electrics network and of overhead power lines.

Adjective modifier

  • heated: Newly fitted large walk-in shower, heated towel rail, wash hand basin, WC.
  • high-speed: Only one air route ( Gatwick - Glasgow ) has a similar noise burden to high-speed rail.
  • mainline: By mainline rail: Westminster Central Hall is within easy walking distance of Victoria, Charing Cross and Waterloo mainline stations.
  • stern: He seized a boathook and hobbled down the deck toward Quilter, who grimaced at him from his handhold on the stern rail.

Modifies a noun

  • freight: Rail freight has grown by more than 50 % .
  • network: There would be a shift from money being spent on road building to money being spent on the rail network.
  • fare: Meanwhile, regulated rail fares are to rise by RPI plus 1 per cent for at least the next three years.
  • station: The Main line rail station is only 300 yards away.
  • franchise: Proposal: A two - year extension of the Central Trains passenger rail franchise was made on 8 July 2003.
  • passenger: Rail passengers travel twenty five billion miles every year.

Noun used with modifier

  • towel: Newly fitted large walk-in shower, heated towel rail, wash hand basin, WC.
  • dado: This paint effect divides the wall at dado rail height.
  • grab: Am I eligible for lever taps, lowering a cistern or having a grab rail of some sort fitted in my home?
  • commuter: The US still has many busy and expanding commuter rail networks around major cities, and enormous amounts of long-distance bulk rail freight.

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