Thesaurus results for RAILS

rails 1 of 2

noun

plural of rail

as in railings

a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the stairs are icy, so hold onto the rail

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as in roads

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel an abandoned stretch of rail that was overgrown with brush

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rails

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rail

as in rants

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Recent Examples of rails

Noun

Ground-floor Deluxe Suites offer easy access, while the wheelchair-accessible Elspeth Huxley Suite has been thoughtfully adapted with ramp access, shower rails, and emergency features. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026 The man was headed to the nearby Twin Cities Rescue Mission when McCray approached him at knifepoint, ordering him onto the tracks with his legs over the rails, prosecutors said. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026 The heavy rain washed out part of a main highway between Flagstaff and Sedona, mangling guard rails and littering the road with boulders and trees. — Christopher Weber, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026 The bombshell ended up blowing up in the face of Rogers, the GOP and Stevens’ own face after a car crash of a CNN primetime interview with Anderson Cooper went way off the rails. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026 Then use a crevice attachment to reach beneath the seats, along the seat rails, and between cushions. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2026 Over recent decades, Spain has invested heavily in high-speed rail -- which the country's railway union defines as rails for trains going 155 mph and over -- turning it into a world leader. — Joseph Wilson, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026 Now there are rails suspended from the ceiling and an honest-to-goodness cash register in the front, with dressing rooms and more standing racks in the back half of the space, totaling 940 square feet. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026 Unbounder can also install roof rails for further cargo-hauling capability. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rails

Noun

The project also includes replacing the bridge railings, fences and median barrier.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Each piece will be 60-feet by 30-feet, with traffic lanes and concrete railings included.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of railings

Noun

His priorities if given another four years were public safety, better roads and lower taxes.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Mauldin, chair of the city’s Planning Commission and an employee of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, emphasized responsible growth, affordable housing and improvements to roads, public transit and utilities.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of roads

Verb

And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025

Definition of rants

Noun

As a percentage of America’s gross domestic product, that would outpace every other investment boom in modern US history – including the construction of the railroads.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Despite its name, the Railroad Commission of Texas does not regulate trains or railroads.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of railroads

Noun

Tanzania and Angola have agreed to connect railways serving ports on opposite coasts of Africa, Tanzania’s president said.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
The reputation of the Spanish railways already was tarnished when 46 people died in January after one train jumped the track and slammed into the side of another going the opposite way in southern Spain.

— Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026