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rail BrE / reɪl /  NAmE / reɪl / Native audio playback is not supported. rail(noun)BrE / reɪl /  NAmE / reɪl / a wooden or metal bar placed around something as a barrier or to provide supportsee also guard railhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/guard-railShe leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea.a bar fixed to the wall for hanging things ona picture/curtain/towel raileach of the two metal bars that form the track that trains run onrailways/railroads as a means of transportto travel by railrail travel/services/faresa rail link/networkto become successful again after a period of failure, or to begin functioning normally againHe has helped get the company back on the rails again.to start behaving in a strange or unacceptable manner, for example, drinking a lot or taking drugsShe went completely off the rails after her sister died.to lose control and stop functioning correctlyThe company has gone badly off the rails in recent years.to leave the rails suddenlyExtra ExamplesHe uses a combination of commuter rail and subway to get to work.Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.Many business people now opt for high-speed rail rather than flying.She climbed onto the top fence rail.She held tightly on to the rail.She was worried her son was going to go completely off the rails.The gun is mounted on rails.The train came off the rails.The train thundered along the rails.Trams run along rails.We went from London to Budapest by rail.Weeds grew between the rails.efforts to modernize the rail networkheated towel railsthe Channel Tunnel rail linkA child was seen crossing the rails.After the accident a guard rail was placed all the way along the cliff path.She came slowly down the stairs, holding the banister rail.There was thick dust on the picture rail.They stood leaning on the ship’s rail and watched the sunset.a towel railWord Originnoun Middle English: from Old French reille ‘iron rod’, from Latin regula ‘straight stick, rule’.

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(noun) she leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea.a picture/curtain/towel railto travel by railrail travel/services/fares  This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	rail
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / reɪl / NAmE / reɪl /
Example	she leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea. a picture/curtain/towel rail to travel by rail rail travel/services/fares
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Content	rail (noun)BrE / reɪl / NAmE / reɪl / a wooden or metal bar placed around something as a barrier or to provide support see also guard rail https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/guard-rail She leaned on the ship's rail and gazed out to sea. a bar fixed to the wall for hanging things on a picture/curtain/towel rail each of the two metal bars that form the track that trains run on railways/railroads as a means of transport to travel by rail rail travel/services/fares a rail link/network to become successful again after a period of failure, or to begin functioning normally again He has helped get the company back on the rails again. to start behaving in a strange or unacceptable manner, for example, drinking a lot or taking drugs She went completely off the rails after her sister died. to lose control and stop functioning correctly The company has gone badly off the rails in recent years. to leave the rails suddenly Extra Examples He uses a combination of commuter rail and subway to get to work. Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed. Many business people now opt for high-speed rail rather than flying. She climbed onto the top fence rail. She held tightly on to the rail. She was worried her son was going to go completely off the rails. The gun is mounted on rails. The train came off the rails. The train thundered along the rails. Trams run along rails. We went from London to Budapest by rail. Weeds grew between the rails. efforts to modernize the rail network heated towel rails the Channel Tunnel rail link A child was seen crossing the rails. After the accident a guard rail was placed all the way along the cliff path. She came slowly down the stairs, holding the banister rail. There was thick dust on the picture rail. They stood leaning on the ship’s rail and watched the sunset. a towel rail Word Origin noun Middle English: from Old French reille ‘iron rod’, from Latin regula ‘straight stick, rule’.
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Rail Reɪl Noun Bre Leaned Ship's Gazed Sea

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