rail

About 9.67 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
2. noun The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
3. noun A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.

   We travelled to the seaside by rail.

4. noun A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.

   ISA devices draw power from the +5 V, −5 V, +12 V, and −12 V rails of the power supply unit.

5. noun A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
6. noun One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
7. noun A vertical section on one side of a web page.

   We're experimenting with ads in the right-hand rail.

8. noun A large line (portion or serving of a powdery illegal drug).

Similar words

track fulminate revile vituperate inveigh vilify handrail banister ramp balustrade

Often followed by

and to of lines line at road or transport

Word family

railed railer railers railing rails