(medicine, now chiefly in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.

plural of rale

(medicine) Abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound heard from the lungs, often audible only with a stethoscope.

(MLE, slang) The police.

A historic manor in Devon, England. / An English habitational surname from the manor in England. / A male given name, transferred from the surname. / Sir Walter Raleigh, English explorer and soldier.

A surname.

plural of Raley

One of 55 counties in West Virginia, United States. County seat: Beckley.

plural of Raleighan

A native or inhabitant of Raleigh, North Carolina, in the United States. / A follower, imitator or scholar of Walter Raleigh.