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rail

/ɹeɪl/

An illustration for rail

noun1 of 2

long, thin piece of metal

  • “Union members railed against proposals to cut weekend penalty rates.”Tatoeba
  • “This railing is not as stable as it could be.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

verb2 of 2

To range in a line.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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