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The correct spelling is rail.
How to pronounce rail
/ɹeɪl/
nounIPA: /ɹeɪl/
Say it like: Ray-l
The correct spelling is rail. A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. For example: "We travelled to the seaside by rail."
Usage Examples
“We travelled to the seaside by rail.”
“We're experimenting with ads in the right-hand rail.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- 2.The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
- 3.A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
- 4.A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
- 5.One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
verb
- 1.To travel by railway.
- 2.To enclose with rails or a railing.
- 3.To range in a line.
- 4.To criticize severely.
- 5.To complain violently (against, about).
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