(nautical) A thin piece of timber placed on top of the headrail to strengthen it.

Gallirallus dieffenbachii, an extinct bird, endemic to the Chatham Islands.

A rail which provides current (usually direct current (DC)) for electric trains running on third- and fourth-rail electrified systems.

A junction between two rails that diverge in a V-formation

A species of rail, Gallirallus okinawae, endemic to Okinawa Island in Japan.

Interface equipment used to mount road-going trucks to railroads, allowing the rails to guide the truck. / A truck or vehicle equipped with hi-rail interface equipment.

alternative form of tramrail

synonym of live rail / synonym of third rail

(idiomatic, historical) To be subjected to a punishment most prevalent in the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries in which an offender was made to straddle a fence rail held on the shoulders of two or more bearers. The victim was then paraded around town or taken to the city limits and dumped by the roadside.

plural of bridge railing