cant rail

English

Noun

cant rail (plural cant rails)

1. Alternative form of cantrail.
   • 1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 327:

     One feature of the body, which is constructed of pressed-steel members, is the contour of the sides. They are in the form of a continuous radius from the bottom side to the cant rail, and to enable flat glass windows to be fitted the side panels are pressed around the window opening, forming a tangent to the curved bodyside.