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rail
1[ reyl ]
noun
- a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- a fence; railing.
- one of two fences marking the inside and outside boundaries of a racetrack.
- one of a pair of steel bars that provide the running surfaces for the wheels of locomotives and railroad cars.
- the railroad as a means of transportation:
to travel by rail.
- rails, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.
- Nautical. a horizontal member capping a bulwark.
- Carpentry, Furniture. any of various horizontal members framing panels or the like, as in a system of paneling, paneled door, window sash, or chest of drawers. Compare stile 2.
- Slang. a line of cocaine crystals or powder for inhaling through the nose.
verb (used with object)
- to furnish or enclose with a rail or rails.
rail
2[ reyl ]
verb (used without object)
- to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation (often followed by at or against ):
to rail at fate.
Synonyms: , , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to bring, force, etc., by railing.
rail
3[ reyl ]
noun
- any of numerous birds of the family Rallidae, that have short wings, a narrow body, long toes, and a harsh cry and inhabit grasslands, forests, and marshes in most parts of the world.
rail
1/ 谤别瑟濒 /
noun
- a horizontal bar of wood, metal, etc, supported by vertical posts, functioning as a fence, barrier, handrail, etc
- a horizontal bar fixed to a wall on which to hang things
a picture rail
- a horizontal framing member in a door or piece of panelling Compare stile 2
- short for railing
- one of a pair of parallel bars laid on a prepared track, roadway, etc, that serve as a guide and running surface for the wheels of a railway train, tramcar, etc
- short for railway
- ( as modifier )
rail transport
- nautical a trim for finishing the top of a bulwark
- off the rails
- into or in a state of dysfunction or disorder
- eccentric or mad
verb
- to provide with a rail or railings
- usually foll byin or off to fence (an area) with rails
rail
2/ 谤别瑟濒 /
verb
- intr; foll by at or against to complain bitterly or vehemently
to rail against fate
rail
3/ 谤别瑟濒 /
noun
- any of various small wading birds of the genus Rallus and related genera: family Rallidae , order Gruiformes (cranes, etc). They have short wings, long legs, and dark plumage
Derived Forms
- 藞谤补颈濒濒别蝉蝉, adjective
- 藞谤补颈濒别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 谤补颈濒顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 谤补颈濒顎僱颈办别顎 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of rail1
Origin of rail2
Origin of rail3
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of rail1
Origin of rail2
Origin of rail3
Idioms and Phrases
see off the rails ; thin as a rail ; third rail .Example Sentences
The UK government has acknowledged that Wales has been underfunded on rail and says it would like to make improvements along the south Wales mainline and in north east Wales, but nothing has been confirmed.
It will be situated near the only other land connection between Russia and North Korea - a Soviet era rail bridge called the 'Friendship Bridge'.
She has plenty to choose from, with decisions made at Westminster affecting steel, welfare, rail funding, crown estate and National Insurance all proving controversial and very current issues.
Safety checks on a train braking system were not carried out before a fatal rail crash, a report has found.
The inauguration of the world's highest single-arch rail bridge, set to connect the Kashmir valley with the rest of India was slated to happen this month after several delays.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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