rails

Noun

Meaning

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

bannister banister track rail railway railroad runway locomotive railing balustrade fulminate bars handrail vituperate inveigh
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Hypernyms

bar

Hyponyms

third rail

Phrases with the word

off the rails on the rails on rails riding the rails pair of formed steel rails pair of rails

Anagrams

Laris Rials Liars

Examples

Accordingly, it has long been driving university humanities departments off the intellectual and moral rails. Source: Internet

According to Rolt, Stephenson managed to solve the problem caused by the weight of the engine on the primitive rails. Source: Internet

A bed for the bars is made by laying four wooden rails onto pins on the end blocks. Source: Internet

A common feature in IT racks are mounting positions for "Zero-U" accessories, such as PDU (power distribution units) and vertical cable managers/ducts, that utilise the space between the rear rails and the side of the rack enclosure. Source: Internet

A new train on a new line The new service, named Shinkansen (meaning new trunk line) would provide a new alignment, 25% wider standard gauge, continuously welded rails between Tokyo and Osaka using new rolling stock, designed for convert. Source: Internet

A full load of 6 Phoenix missiles and the unique launch rails weighs in at over convert, about twice the weight of Sparrows, so it was more common to carry a mixed load of 4 Phoenix, 2 Sparrow, and 2 Sidewinder missiles. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

railroadiana railroading railroadish Railsback railside Railton