rail
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[edit] Etymology 1
Old French reille, Latin regula (“rule, bar”), from regere (“to rule, to guide, to govern”); see regular.
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rail (plural rails)
- A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
- A railroad; a railway.
- A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
- (surfing) Lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
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Terms derived from the noun "rail"
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a horizontal bar; a railing
the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad
a railroad; a railway
a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window
lengthwise edges of a surfboard
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[edit] Etymology 2
French râle, Old French rasle. Compare Medieval Latin rallus. Named from its harsh cry, Vulgar Latin rasculum, from Latin radere, to scrape.
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rail (plural rails)
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small bird in the family Rallidae
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[edit] Etymology 3
From Middle French railler.
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rail (third-person singular simple present rails, present participle railing, simple past and past participle railed)
- To complain violently (against, about).
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 27:
- Chief Joyi railed against the white man, whom he believed had deliberately sundered the Xhosa tribe, dividing brother from brother.
- 1994, Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom, Abacus 2010, p. 27:
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to complain
[edit] Etymology 4
Old English hræġl.
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rail (plural rails)
- (obsolete) An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment.
- (obsolete) Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.
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Probably from Anglo-Norman raier, Middle French raier.
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rail (third-person singular simple present rails, present participle railing, simple past and past participle railed)
- (obsolete) To gush, flow (of liquid).
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
- his breste and his brayle was bloodé – and hit rayled all over the see.
- 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book V:
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- (Belgium) IPA: /rel/
- (Netherlands) IPA: /rɪːɫ/
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rail f. (??? please provide the plural and diminutive!)
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From English rail.
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rail m. (plural rails)
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