wikipedia|dab=rail
English

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /ɹeɪɫ/, /ɹeɪl/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /<tt>reIl</tt>/
audio|en-us-rail.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪl|-eɪl

Etymology 1
OF. reille, L. regula, rule, bar, from regere, to rule, to guide, to govern.

Noun
en-noun

1. a horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
2. the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
3. a railroad; a railway
4. a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
5. surfing lengthwise edges of a surfboard

#: Rails alone can only ever have a marginal effect on a board's general turning ability &mdash; Nick Carroll at surfline.com ¹

Translations
trans-top|a horizontal bar; a railing
German: Geländer n, Reling f (naut.)
Norwegian: rekkverk, gelender
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Russian: a horizontal bar: пе�екладина (perekládina) f, попе�е�ина (poperé�ina) f; a railing: пе�ила (períla) p, по���ни (póru�ni) p
Swedish: räcke n
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trans-top|the metal bar that makes the track for a railroad
Czech: kolejnice f
French: rail#French|rail m
German: Schiene f, Gleis n (track, sometimes incorrectly used like rail, slang)
Norwegian: skinne
trans-mid
Portuguese: trilho m
Russian: �ел�� (rel�s) m
Swedish: skena c, räl c
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trans-top|a railroad; a railway
French: rail#French|rails m
German: Eisenbahn f, Bahn f, Schiene f, Gleis n, Gleise n (Plural)
Italian: rotaia
Norwegian: jernbane
trans-mid
Portuguese: trilho m
Russian: железна� до�ога (želéznaja doróga)
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trans-top|a horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window
German: Kreuz n (hardly used), Fensterkreuz n (window), Türkreuz n, Balken m
Norwegian: sprosse (i vindu), slå (for dør)
trans-mid
Swedish: spröjs c (both horisontal and vertical), slå c (both horisontal and vertical)
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trans-top|lengthwise edges of a surfboard

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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Bosnian: grdnja m (1), šina f (2), pruga f (3), pre�aga f (4)
ttbc|Dutch: rail f
ttbc|Hungarian: sín (2,3), vasút (3)
ttbc|Indonesian: rel, rel kereta api
ttbc|Japanese: �路 (���, senro)
ttbc|Spanish: riel, barandal

Etymology 2
F. râle, OF. rasle. Compare Medieval Latin rallus. Named from its harsh cry, Vulgar Latin rasculum, from Latin radere, to scrape.

Noun
en-noun

1. a small bird resembling a crane

Translations

German: Ralle f
mid
Russian: па����ок (pastušók) m
Slovene: capovoznik m
Swedish: rall n
Spanish: rascón m

See also
corncrake

Etymology 3

Verb
en-verb

1. to complain violently; to abuse

Translations
trans-top|complain
German: hetzen
trans-mid
Swedish: skälla, smäda
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Related terms
handrail
night-rail
railhead
railway
split rail
third rail

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Birds
Category:English words with multiple etymologies
Category:Rail transportation

Dutch

Pronunciation
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /'/
w:IPA|IPA: /�aj/

rail f

rail

French

Pronunciation
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /'/
w:IPA|IPA: /�aj/

Etymology
From E. #Noun1|rail.

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. #Noun1|rail

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• 2007-12-15 19:38 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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