rail

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Translations 1.3.1.3 Related terms 1.3.2 See also 1.4 Etymology 3 1.4.1 Verb 1.4.1.1 Usage notes 1.4.1.2 Translations 1.5 Etymology 4 1.5.1 Noun 1.5.1.1 Derived terms 1.6 Etymology 5 1.6.1 Verb 1.7 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 French 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Etymology 3.3 Noun 3.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹeɪɫ/, /ɹeɪl/, SAMPA: /reIl/
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• Rhymes: -eɪl

[edit] Etymology 1

Old French reille, Latin regula, rule, bar, from regere, to rule, to guide, to govern.

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rail (plural rails)

1. A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
2. The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
3. A railroad; a railway.
4. A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
5. (surfing) Lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
   • c. 2000, Nick Carroll, surfline.com [1]:

     Rails alone can only ever have a marginal effect on a board's general turning ability.

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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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Wikispecies

1. Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.

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• Banded Rail

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• corncrake

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to rail (third-person singular simple present rails, present participle railing, simple past and past participle railed)

1. to complain violently; to abuse

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Usually in the form "rail against". E.g. The main opposition parties railed against the government's new tax proposals.

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[edit] Etymology 4

Old English hræġl.

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rail (plural rails)

1. (obsolete) An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment.
2. (obsolete) Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.

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• night-rail

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Probably from Anglo-Norman raier, Middle French raier.

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to rail (third-person singular simple present rails, present participle railing, simple past and past participle railed)

1. (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.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ailr
• aril
• lair
• lari
• liar
• lira
• rial

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (Belgium) IPA: /rel/
• (Netherlands) IPA: /rɪːɫ/
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rail f.

1. rail

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• SAMPA: /'/
• IPA: /ʀaj/

[edit] Etymology

From English rail.

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rail m. (plural rails)

1. rail

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• Anagrams of ailr
• lira