Definition of rail

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Rail (v.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds..

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Badinage :: Badinage (n.) Playful raillery; banter.
Siding :: Siding (n.) A side track, as a railroad; a turnout..
Trail :: Trail (n.) Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke..
Water Rail :: Water rail () Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See Illust. of Rail..
Transcontinental :: Transcontinental (a.) Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental railroad or journey..
Nombles :: Nombles (n. pl.) The entrails of a deer; the umbles.
Axle Box :: Axle box () The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway axle..
Frailness :: Frailness (n.) Frailty.
Crail :: Crail (n.) A creel or osier basket.
Sangreal :: Sangreal (n.) See Holy Grail, under Grail..
Train :: Train (v. t.) To draw along; to trail; to drag.
Bond :: Bond (n.) An instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; as, a government, city, or railway bond..
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..
Prostrate :: Prostrate (a.) Trailing on the ground; procumbent.
Snowshed :: Snowshed (n.) A shelter to protect from snow, esp. a long roof over an exposed part of a railroad..
Depot :: Depot (n.) A railway station; a building for the accommodation and protection of railway passengers or freight.
By-wipe :: By-wipe (n.) A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm..
Gauge :: Gauge (n.) The distance between the rails of a railway.
Passenger :: Passenger (n.) A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach, steamboat, railroad train, etc..
Entrain :: Entrain (v. t.) To put aboard a railway train; as, to entrain a regiment..
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