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rails

Variant of rail

noun

  1. a bar of wood, metal, etc. placed horizontally between upright posts to serve as a barrier or support
  2. a fence or railing; specif., the fence surrounding the infield of a racetrack
  3. any of a series of parallel metal bars laid upon crossties or in the ground to make a track for railroad cars, streetcars, etc.
  4. a railroad or railway as a means of transportation: to travel by rail
  5. a horizontal piece of wood separating the panels in doors or wainscoting
  6. the rim of a billiard table
  7. Naut. a narrow, wooden or metal piece forming the top of a ship's bulwarks

transitive verb

to supply with rails or a railing; fence

adjective

of or pertaining to a railway or railroad

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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