rail, n.
(rails)
freq. cnt. 8
(rails)
freq. cnt. 8
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
rail railing
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short for railway
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
rail
sample sentences
"he traveled by rail""he was concerned with rail safety"
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any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
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rail
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a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
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rail
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a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
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rail rails runway track
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