Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

altar rail


altar rail

noun

Definition of ALTAR RAIL

: a railing in front of an altar separating the chancel from the body of the church

First Known Use of ALTAR RAIL

1860

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: altar screen
Previous Word in the Dictionary: altar plate
All Words Near: altar rail

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up altar rail? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).