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Railing

noun/ɹˈeɪlɪŋ/
Definition
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
material for making rails or rails collectively
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈeɪlɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈeɪlɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈeɪlɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈeɪlɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
nounmaterial for making rails or rails collectively
verbcomplain bitterly
verbenclose with rails
“rail in the old graves”
verbprovide with rails
“The yard was railed”
verbseparate with a railing
“rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace”
verbconvey (goods etc.) by rails
“fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium”
verbtravel by rail or train
“They railed from Rome to Venice”
verblay with rails
“hundreds of miles were railed out here”
verbfish with a handline over the rails of a boat
“They are railing for fresh fish”
verbspread negative information about
“The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”
verbcriticize severely
“He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare”
Word Forms
railverbenclose with rails
railnouna horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
railingnouna barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
trainnounpublic transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
vilificationnouna rude expression intended to offend or hurt
vilifiernounone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
revilementnouna rude expression intended to offend or hurt
vituperativeadjectivemarked by harshly abusive criticism
vituperationnounabusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will
fulminationnounthunderous verbal attack
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Geländer
eine Barriere bestehend aus einer horizontalen Stange und Stützen
🇫🇷French
balustrade
une barrière constituée d'une barre horizontale et de supports
🇪🇸Spanish
barandilla
una barrera que consta de una barra horizontal y soportes
🇮🇹Italian
ringhiera
una barriera costituita da una barra orizzontale e supporti
🇳🇱Dutch
traliewerk
een barrière bestaande uit een horizontale balk en steunen
🇵🇹Portuguese
corrimão
uma barreira composta por uma barra horizontal e suportes
🇷🇺Russian
перила
барьер, состоящий из турника и опор
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कटघरा
एक क्षैतिज पट्टी और समर्थन से युक्त एक अवरोध
🇧🇩Bengali
রেলিং
একটি অনুভূমিক বার এবং সমর্থন সমন্বিত একটি বাধা
🇮🇳Tamil
தண்டவாளம்
கிடைமட்ட பட்டை மற்றும் ஆதரவைக் கொண்ட ஒரு தடை
🇮🇳Telugu
రైలింగ్
క్షితిజ సమాంతర పట్టీ మరియు మద్దతుతో కూడిన అవరోధం
🇮🇳Marathi
रेलिंग
क्षैतिज बार आणि समर्थनांचा समावेश असलेला अडथळा
🇮🇳Gujarati
રેલિંગ
આડી પટ્ટી અને સપોર્ટનો સમાવેશ થતો અવરોધ
🇮🇳Kannada
ರೇಲಿಂಗ್
ಸಮತಲ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಂಬಲಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ತಡೆಗೋಡೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
റെയിലിംഗ്
ഒരു തിരശ്ചീന ബാറും പിന്തുണയും അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു തടസ്സം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰੇਲਿੰਗ
ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਖਿਤਿਜੀ ਪੱਟੀ ਅਤੇ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
ریلنگ
ایک رکاوٹ جس میں افقی بار اور سپورٹ ہوتے ہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
栏杆
由单杠和支撑物组成的屏障
🇯🇵Japanese
手すり
水平バーとサポートからなる障壁
🇰🇷Korean
난간
수평 막대와 지지대로 구성된 장벽
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lan can
một rào chắn bao gồm một thanh ngang và các giá đỡ
🇹🇭Thai
ราวบันได
สิ่งกีดขวางประกอบด้วยแถบแนวนอนและส่วนรองรับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
pagar
penghalang yang terdiri dari batang horizontal dan penyangga
🇵🇭Filipino
rehas
isang hadlang na binubuo ng isang pahalang na bar at mga suporta
🇲🇾Malay
pagar
penghadang yang terdiri daripada palang melintang dan penyokong
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
حديدي
حاجز يتكون من شريط أفقي ودعامات
🇮🇷Persian
نرده
یک مانع متشکل از یک نوار افقی و تکیه گاه
🇹🇷Turkish
korkuluk
yatay çubuk ve desteklerden oluşan bir bariyer
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַעֲקֶה
מחסום המורכב ממוט אופקי ותומכים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'railing'?
The primary meaning of 'railing' is 'a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'railing' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'railing' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'railing' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'railing' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'railing' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'railing' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'railing' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'railing' in regular conversations?
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