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Meaning ofrailin English

rail

us//reɪl//uk//reɪl//

Pluralrails
Past Tenserailed
Participle Verbrailing
Third Person Singularrails

Definitions

Noun
1. a horizontal bar for support; barrier
2. metal track for trains
3. means of transportation (by train)
  The company will transport goods by rail to reduce costs.
4. horizontal wooden separator
  The farmer installed a rail to separate the garden from the field.
5. ladder side bars; supporting rungs
  The carpenter checked the rail on the ladder for stability.
6. birds in Rallidae family
  The ornithologist studied the rail birds that inhabit the wetlands.
Verb
1. to complain violently; about something
  The passengers began to rail against the poor service on the plane.
2. to criticize severely; harshly judging
  The food critic will rail against the restaurant for its low food quality.

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