rail
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
Other meanings
The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
“We travelled to the seaside by rail.”
A kind of
- barrier
Kinds of rail
- bar
- safety rail
Word history
From Latin "regula" (rule, bar).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rail” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.