Rail

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1 English
2 Dutch
- 2.1 Pronunciation
3 French
- 3.1 Pronunciation

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English

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Pronunciation

IPA: /É¹eÉªÉ«/
SAMPA: /reIl/

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Etymology 1

Old French reille, Latin regula, rule, bar, from regere, to rule, to guide, to govern.

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Noun

rail

a horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
a railroad; a railway
a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
(surfing) lengthwise edges of a surfboard
Rails alone can only ever have a marginal effect on a board's general turning ability — Nick Carroll at surfline.com [1]

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Translations

a horizontal bar; a railing

German: GelÃ¤nder n., Reling f. (naut.)

Russian: a horizontal bar: Ð¿ÐµÑÐµÐºÐ»Ð°Ð´Ð¸Ð½Ð° (pereklÃ¡dina) f., Ð¿Ð¾Ð¿ÐµÑÐµÑÐ¸Ð½Ð° (poperÃ©Äina) f.; a railing: Ð¿ÐµÑÐ¸Ð»Ð° (perÃla) pl., Ð¿Ð¾ÑÑÑÐ½Ð¸ (pÃ³ruÄni) pl.

the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad

German: Schiene f., Gleis n. (track, sometimes incorrectla used like rail, slang)

Portuguese: trilho m.
Russian: ÑÐµÐ»ÑÑ (relâs) m.

a railroad; a railway

German: Eisenbahn f., Bahn f., Schiene f., Gleis n., Gleise n. (Plural)

Portuguese: trilho m.
Russian: Ð¶ÐµÐ»ÐµÐ·Ð½Ð°Ñ Ð´Ð¾ÑÐ¾Ð³Ð° (Å¾elÃ©znaja dorÃ³ga)

a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window

German: Kreuz n. (hardly used), Fensterkreuz n. (window), TÃ¼rkreuz n., Balken m.

lengthwise edges of a surfboard

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Bosnian: grdnja m (1), Å¡ina f (2), pruga f (3), preÄaga f (4)
Dutch: rail f
French: rail m

Hungarian: sÃn (2,3), vasÃºt (3)
Indonesian: rel, rel kereta api
Japanese: ç·è·¯ (ããã, senro)
Spanish: riel, barandal

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Etymology 2

French rÃ¢le, Old French rasle. Compare Medieval Latin rallus. Named from its harsh cry, Vulgar Latin rasculum, from Latin radere, to scrape.

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