Reference meaning
rail
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a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
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Other meanings
2. noun
short for railway
3. noun
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
4. noun
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
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