Rainhill
Proper noun
Meaning
Rainhill
A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4991).
Examples
Stephenson's skew arch bridge Stephenson's bridge A close-up of the technique 1830 also saw the grand opening of the skew bridge in Rainhill over the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Later conjectural drawing of the Rainhill Trials. In the foreground is Rocket and in the background are Sans Pareil (right) and Novelty.
Restaging In a recent (2002) restaging of the Rainhill Trials using replica engines, neither Sans Pareil (11 out of 20 runs) nor Novelty (10 out of 20 runs) completed the course.