noun.
A structure made of a rail, often connecting a series of upright members, that is used as a guard or barrier or for support, as on a balcony or next to a staircase.
noun.
The rail of such a structure.
noun.
Rails considered as a group.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Rails collectively; a combination of rails; a construction in which rails form an important part.
noun.
Hence Any openwork construction used as a barrier, parapet, or the like, primarily of wood, but also of iron bars, wire, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Expressing reproach; insulting.
noun.
A barrier made of a rail or of rails, together with vertical supports. The typical railing in the interior of structures or on porches has a horizontal rail near waist height, and multiple vertical supports. Its function is usually to provide a safety barrier at the edge of a verticle drop to prevent falls.
noun.
Rails in general; also, material for making rails.
noun.
A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
verb.
Present participle of rail.
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noun.
material for making rails or rails collectively
noun.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Word Usage
"Of one particular example of the manager's addiction to psychological warfare, he remarks that "it exposed for the umpteenth time the element of hypocrisy involved in railing against supposed trouble-making in the media while remaining such an arch-exponent of the black art himself"."