The parallel steel rails on which a train runs.

A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.

plural of rail car

Alternative spelling of guardrail

plural of rail gun

A moulding applied to or recessed into the surface of a wall, and used to suspend hooks and cables attached to paintings, framed art or mirrors. The moulding is usually continuous around the room.

a concrete barrier used to separate lanes of traffic

(rail transport) A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings, and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments such as those due to flange climb.

(finish carpentry, interior decorating) A molding, traditionally of wood, intended to prevent chairs from contacting the painted plaster of a wall.

plural of rail head