Definition of rail

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Rail (n.) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks..

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Locomotive :: Locomotive (n.) A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage, especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers, or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in Appendix..
Trailing :: Trailing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trai.
Callet :: Callet (v. i.) To rail or scold.
Cancel :: Cancel (v. i.) To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with latticework..
Fusee :: Fusee (n.) A small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track. It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train, and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer..
Draggle-tail :: Draggle-tail (n.) A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a drabble-tail.
Envy :: Envy (v. i.) To show malice or ill will; to rail.
Diatribe :: Diatribe (n.) A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic..
Wagon :: Wagon (n.) A freight car on a railway.
Driftpiece :: Driftpiece (n.) An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail..
Sagacious :: Sagacious (a.) Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in following a trail.
Brail :: Brail (n.) A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
Guard :: Guard (v. t.) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a vessel.
Network :: Network (n.) Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a network of railroads..
Railleur :: Railleur (n.) A banterer; a jester; a mocker.
Chawdron :: Chawdron (n.) Entrails.
Viaduct :: Viaduct (n.) A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework..
Cancel :: Cancel (v. i.) To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to exclude..
Weka :: Weka (n.) A New Zealand rail (Ocydromus australis) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight.
Refund :: Refund (v. t.) To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new fund; as, to refund a railroad loan..
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