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| baluster |
any of a set of closely spaced posts that support a rail, as of a staircase or balcony. |
| balustrade |
a rail and the set of balusters, or posts, that support it. |
| banister |
the rail of a staircase; balustrade. [3 definitions] |
| belaying pin |
a short round metal or wooden bar that fits into the rail of a ship, and around which ropes are secured. |
| carload |
the minimum weight required by law to ship freight by rail at a reduced rate. [1/2 definitions] |
| carloadings |
the number of carloads shipped by rail to or from a place in a specified period. |
| crosstie |
a transverse timber or rod used to support a longitudinal beam or rail. [1/2 definitions] |
| handrail |
a narrow rail for support or protection, to be gripped by the hand, as on a stairway. |
| line1 |
a transportation system, such as a shipping line, rail line, or bus line, or a particular route taken by vehicles in the system. [1/21 definitions] |
| lineman |
one who inspects or repairs rail lines. [1/3 definitions] |
| monorail |
a railroad whose cars run along a single rail, or the rail itself. |
| mud hen |
any of various birds, such as the rail or coot, inhabiting marshes or wetlands. |
| rail1 |
to provide or enclose with a rail or rails. [1/4 definitions] |
| railroad |
the entire stock of trains, tracks, manpower, and equipment that constitute a rail transportation system. [1/5 definitions] |
| railway |
any line of rail tracks. [1/2 definitions] |
| RR |
abbreviation of "railroad," all the trains, tracks, management, and equipment that constitute a rail transportation system. [1/2 definitions] |
| subway |
an underground passenger train or rail system, usu. electric, operating in a large metropolitan area. [1/3 definitions] |
| taffrail |
the rail around the stern of a vessel. |
| third rail |
an added rail that carries the electric current in an electric railway or subway. |
| underground |
(chiefly British) an underground passenger train or rail system, usu. electric, operating in a large metropolitan area; subway. [1/9 definitions] |
| vituperate |
to criticize someone or something in harsh or abusive terms (often fol. by "against"); rail. [1/2 definitions] |
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