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  • 31rail — rail1 railless, adj. raillike, adj. /rayl/, n. 1. a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing. 2. a fence; railing. 3. one of two fences marking the inside and outside… …

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  • 32rail — rail1 W2S2 [reıl] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: reille bar , from Latin regula ruler , from regere to keep straight ] 1.) [U] the railway system →↑train ▪ the American rail system ▪ …

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  • 33rail — I n. barrier, handrail 1) at the rail (to stand at the rail) 2) (to jump) over the rail 3) (misc.) to hold on to a rail II v. (d; intr.) ( to complain ) to rail against, at * * * [reɪl] at (d; intr.) ( to complain ) to rail against (misc.) to… …

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  • 34rail — [[t]re͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦♦ rails, railing, railed 1) N COUNT: oft supp N A rail is a horizontal bar attached to posts or fixed round the edge of something as a fence or support. They had to walk across an emergency footbridge, holding onto a rope that… …

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  • 35rail — (Del ingl. rail.) ► sustantivo masculino Carril de una vía férrea. TAMBIÉN rail * * * raíl o, no frec., rail (del ingl. «rail») 1 m. Cada una de las piezas de hierro que forman las vías del *ferrocarril. ≃ Carril, riel, vía. ⇒ Encachado, entrevía …

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  • 36raíl — (Del ingl. rail.) ► sustantivo masculino Carril de una vía férrea. TAMBIÉN rail * * * raíl o, no frec., rail (del ingl. «rail») 1 m. Cada una de las piezas de hierro que forman las vías del *ferrocarril. ≃ Carril, riel, vía. ⇒ Encachado, entrevía …

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  • 37rail — I UK [reɪl] / US noun Word forms rail : singular rail plural rails *** 1) [countable] a metal bar used for hanging clothes and other things on a clothes/towel/heated rail a) a metal or wooden bar that you can hold onto to stop yourself from… …

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  • 38rail — A dragster built around a relatively long pipe frame. The only body panels used are around the driver s cockpit area. See drip rail fender rail fuel rail oil rail roof rail running on rails seat rail …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 39rail — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a level or sloping bar or series of bars: a used to hang things on. b running along the top of a set of banisters. c forming part of a fence or barrier as protection against contact, falling over, etc. 2 a steel bar or continuous… …

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  • 40rail — rail1 [ reıl ] noun ** 1. ) count one of the pair of metal bars that a train travels on a ) a metal or wooden bar that you can hold onto to stop yourself from falling: a safety rail b ) a metal bar used for hanging clothes and other things on c ) …

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