rails
/reɪlz/
noun
- The metal bars that trains run on; the tracks of a railroad.
- The rails were shiny from the constant passage of trains.
- A deer was standing on the rails, and the train had to stop.
- The workers replaced the old rails with new steel ones to improve safety.
- A fence or barrier made of horizontal bars, or one of those bars.
- He climbed over the rails to get a better view of the parade.
- The garden was enclosed by white painted rails.
- She leaned over the wooden rails of the bridge to look at the river below.
Synonyms
verb
- Third person singular present of 'rail': to complain or protest strongly about something.
- He rails against the new tax laws every chance he gets.
- The editorial rails at the government's lack of action on climate change.
- She rails about the poor service at the restaurant for hours.