rail

noun
UK /reɪl/
US /reɪl/

A long metal bar that trains run on.

The train runs along the shiny rail.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A bar used to hold on to, like on stairs.

She held the rail as she walked down the stairs.

3. A railway as a way to travel.

We went to the city by rail.

4. To complain strongly about something.

He railed against the unfair rule.