cantrail

English

The cantrail is marked by an orange stripe

Etymology

From cant +‎ rail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kæntˈɹeɪl/

Noun

cantrail (plural cantrails)

1. (rail transport, UK) A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway carriage; also found on locomotives, buses and coaches.
   • 1960 March, “Talking of Trains: "Rainbow" trains on the S.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 135:

     As was briefly reported last month, the S.R. is experimenting with the Continental method of making the class of train accommodation more conspicuous by painting a coloured strip below the cantrail of the coaches.

Alternative forms

• cant rail

References

• “cantrail”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• altincar