rail — a metal bar that forms part of a railway track
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a metal bar that forms part of a railway track
Pronunciation (IPA): /reɪl/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother always rails about how expensive everything is these days while riding the rail to the market.
- The drunk man went completely off the rails and started dancing on the rail tracks.
- She painted the wooden rail around her balcony bright pink.
rail
NOUN[/reɪl/]
a metal bar that forms part of a railway track
Workers inspecting steel railway rails
The train's tail caught on the broken rail, destined to fail!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'reille' meaning a rod or bar, ultimately derived from Latin 'regula' meaning rule or straight bar. The word entered English in the 15th century and came to specifically denote the metal bars used in railway tracks.
Breakdown
rail (singular noun) - from Old French 'reille' (rod/bar) from Latin 'regula' (straight bar/rule). No productive morphemes in modern English; it functions as a simple root word.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My grandmother always rails about how expensive everything is these days while riding the rail to the market.”
“The drunk man went completely off the rails and started dancing on the rail tracks.”
“She painted the wooden rail around her balcony bright pink.”
“The politician continued to rail against his opponents during the entire debate.”
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