
rail ●●●●●



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rail /reɪl/ noun
rail verb
ریل
ریل خط آهن، خط آهن، نرده کشیدن، دست انداز، کمرکش در و پنجره، آلت میانی در و پنجره، سرزنش، سرکوفت، طعنه، توبیخ کردن، مهندسی: شینه، معماری: وادار میانی در و پنجره، نرده های ناو، ریل، نرده کشیدن، نظامی: نرده
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Synonyms & Related Wordsrail[noun]Synonyms: railing, balustrade, banister
[verb]Synonyms: scold, bawl out, berate, chew out, jaw, rate, revile, tongue-lash, upbraid, vituperate
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
English DictionaryI. rail1 S2 W2 /reɪl/
noun[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: reille 'bar', from Latin regula 'ruler', from regere 'to keep straight']
1. [uncountable] the railway system ⇒
train:
the American rail system
a high-speed rail network
Passengers want a better rail service.
the Channel Tunnel and its rail links with Londonby rail
We continued our journey by rail.
I need to buy a rail ticket.
cheap rail fares2. [countable] one of the two long metal tracks fastened to the ground that trains move along
3. [countable] a bar that is fastened along or around something, especially to stop you from going somewhere or from falling:
Several passengers were leaning against the ship’s rail. ⇒
guardrail,
handrail4. [countable] a bar that you use to hang things on:
a towel rail
a curtain rail5. go off the rails informal to start behaving in a strange or socially unacceptable way:
At 17 he suddenly went off the rails and started stealing.6. back on the rails happening or functioning normally again:
The coach was credited with putting the team back on the rails. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. rail2 verb[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: French;
Origin: railler 'to make fun of', from Late Latin ragere 'to make the sound of a horse']
1. [transitive] to enclose or separate an area with rails ⇒
cordon offrail something off/in
The police railed off the area where the accident happened.2. [intransitive and transitive] formal to complain angrily about something, especially something that you think is very unfair
rail against/at
Consumers rail against the way companies fix prices. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Collocationsrail nounI. bar ADJ. guard, safety | curtain, picture, towel heated towel rails
altar, balcony, banister VERB + RAIL grip, hold on to, lean on She held tightly on to the rail.
hang from Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.
fit, fix PREP. on a/the ~ She sat on the rail.
over a/the ~ He folded the towel over the rail. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
rail II. (usually rails) tracks VERB + RAIL run along/on ~ Trams run alog rails. PREP. along (the) ~s The train thundered along the rails.
between the ~ Weeds grew between the rails.
off the ~s The train came off the rails.
on (the) ~s The gun is mounted on rails. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲
rail III. railway system RAIL + NOUN fare, ticket | network modernizing the rail network
route | timetable | service | connection, line, link the Channel Tunnel rail link
journey | commuter, passenger, traveller, user | transport, travel | traffic | freight | bridge | accident, crash, disaster | employee, staff, worker | union | enthusiast PREP. by ~ We went from London to Budapest by rail. [TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲