| 1. | a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing. |
| 2. | a fence; railing. |
| 3. | one of two fences marking the inside and outside boundaries of a racetrack. |
| 4. | one of a pair of steel bars that provide the running surfaces for the wheels of locomotives and railroad cars. |
| 5. | the railroad as a means of transportation: to travel by rail. |
| 6. | rails, stocks or bonds of railroad companies. |
| 7. | Nautical. a horizontal member capping a bulwark. |
| 8. | Carpentry, Furniture. any of various horizontal members framing panels or the like, as in a system of paneling, paneled door, window sash, or chest of drawers. Compare stile 2 . |
| 9. | Slang. a line of cocaine crystals or powder for inhaling through the nose. |
| 10. | to furnish or enclose with a rail or rails. |
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