rail

¹rail

noun \ˈrāl\

Definition of RAIL

1

a : a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier b : a structural member or support

2

a : railing 1 b : a light structure serving as a guard at the outer edge of a ship's deck c : a fence bounding a racetrack

3

a : a bar of rolled steel forming a track for wheeled vehicles b : track c : railroad

Origin of RAIL

Middle English raile, from Anglo-French raille, reille bar, rule, from Latin regula straightedge, rule — more at rule

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Railroad Terms

cowcatcher, cupola, gauge, vestibule, yard

Rhymes with RAIL

ail, ale, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale