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Rails

noun/ɹˈeɪlz/
Definition
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈeɪlz/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈeɪlz/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈeɪlz/
1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈeɪlz/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
nouna barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
nounshort for railway
“he traveled by rail”
nouna bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
nouna horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
nounany of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
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
railverblay 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
Schienen
eine Stange oder ein Paar paralleler Stangen aus gewalztem Stahl, die die Eisenbahn bilden, auf der Eisenbahnwaggons oder andere Fahrzeuge rollen können
🇪🇸Spanish
rieles
una barra o un par de barras paralelas de acero laminado que forman el ferrocarril a lo largo del cual pueden rodar vagones u otros vehículos
🇮🇹Italian
rotaie
una barra o una coppia di barre parallele di acciaio laminato che costituisce la ferrovia lungo la quale possono rotolare vagoni ferroviari o altri veicoli
🇵🇹Portuguese
trilhos
uma barra ou par de barras paralelas de aço laminado formando a ferrovia ao longo da qual vagões ou outros veículos podem rolar
🇷🇺Russian
рельсы
стержень или пара параллельных стержней из стального проката, образующих железную дорогу, по которой могут катиться вагоны или другие транспортные средства
India
🇮🇳Hindi
रेल
रेलवे बनाने वाली रोल्ड स्टील की समानांतर सलाखों की एक पट्टी या जोड़ी जिसके साथ रेल कारें या अन्य वाहन चल सकते हैं
🇧🇩Bengali
রেল
একটি বার বা রোল্ড স্টিলের সমান্তরাল বারগুলির জোড়া রেলপথ তৈরি করে যার সাথে রেলপথের গাড়ি বা অন্যান্য যানবাহন চলতে পারে
🇮🇳Tamil
தண்டவாளங்கள்
ஒரு பார் அல்லது ஜோடி இணையான உருட்டப்பட்ட எஃகு கம்பிகள் ரயில்வேயை உருவாக்குகின்றன, அதனுடன் இரயில் கார்கள் அல்லது பிற வாகனங்கள் உருளலாம்
🇮🇳Telugu
పట్టాలు
చుట్టిన ఉక్కు యొక్క బార్ లేదా జత సమాంతర కడ్డీలు రైలును తయారు చేస్తాయి, దీని వెంట రైల్‌రోడ్ కార్లు లేదా ఇతర వాహనాలు తిరుగుతాయి
🇮🇳Marathi
रेल
एक बार किंवा रोल केलेल्या स्टीलच्या समांतर बारची जोडी रेल्वे बनवते ज्याच्या बाजूने रेल्वे गाड्या किंवा इतर वाहने फिरू शकतात
🇮🇳Gujarati
રેલ્સ
એક બાર અથવા રોલેડ સ્ટીલના સમાંતર બારની જોડી જે રેલ્વે બનાવે છે જેની સાથે રેલરોડ કાર અથવા અન્ય વાહનો ફરી શકે છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಳಿಗಳು
ರೋಲ್ಡ್ ಸ್ಟೀಲ್‌ನ ಬಾರ್ ಅಥವಾ ಜೋಡಿ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ ಬಾರ್‌ಗಳು ರೈಲ್ವೆಯನ್ನು ತಯಾರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ, ಅದರ ಉದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ ರೈಲ್‌ರೋಡ್ ಕಾರುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ವಾಹನಗಳು ಉರುಳಬಹುದು
🇮🇳Malayalam
പാളങ്ങൾ
റെയിൽവേ കാറുകൾക്കോ ​​മറ്റ് വാഹനങ്ങൾക്കോ ​​ഉരുട്ടാൻ കഴിയുന്ന ഒരു ബാർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ റോൾഡ് സ്റ്റീൽ കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ച സമാന്തര ബാറുകൾ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਰੇਲਜ਼
ਰੋਲਡ ਸਟੀਲ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਮਾਨਾਂਤਰ ਬਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਪੱਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਜੋੜਾ ਰੇਲਵੇ ਬਣਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਰੇਲਮਾਰਗ ਕਾਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਵਾਹਨ ਰੋਲ ਕਰ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ
🇵🇰Urdu
ریل
ایک بار یا رولڈ اسٹیل کی متوازی سلاخوں کا جوڑا جو ریلوے کو بناتا ہے جس کے ساتھ ریل روڈ کاریں یا دوسری گاڑیاں چل سکتی ہیں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
导轨
一根或多对平行的轧制钢条,构成铁路,火车车厢或其他车辆可以沿着该铁路行驶
🇯🇵Japanese
レール
鉄道車両や他の車両が走行できる線路を作る、圧延鋼材の棒または一対の平行棒
🇰🇷Korean
울타리
철도 차량이나 다른 차량이 굴러갈 수 있는 철도를 만드는 압연 강철 막대 또는 한 쌍의 평행 막대
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đường ray
một thanh hoặc cặp thanh thép cuộn song song làm đường ray mà xe lửa hoặc các phương tiện khác có thể lăn dọc theo
🇹🇭Thai
ราง
แท่งหรือแท่งเหล็กม้วนคู่ขนานที่ทำเป็นรางรถไฟซึ่งรถรางหรือยานพาหนะอื่นสามารถกลิ้งได้
🇮🇩Indonesian
rel
sebuah batang atau sepasang batang sejajar dari baja canai yang membuat rel kereta api di mana gerbong kereta api atau kendaraan lain dapat menggelinding
🇵🇭Filipino
riles
isang bar o pares ng mga parallel na bar ng pinagsamang bakal na gumagawa ng riles kung saan maaaring gumulong ang mga riles ng tren o iba pang sasakyan
🇲🇾Malay
rel
bar atau sepasang bar selari daripada keluli bergulung yang menjadikan jalan kereta api di mana kereta api atau kenderaan lain boleh bergolek
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
القضبان
قضيب أو زوج من القضبان المتوازية من الفولاذ المدلفن يصنع خط السكة الحديد الذي يمكن لعربات السكك الحديدية أو المركبات الأخرى أن تتحرك عبره
🇮🇷Persian
ریل ها
یک میله یا یک جفت میلگرد موازی از نورد فولادی که راه آهن را می سازد که در امتداد آن واگن های راه آهن یا وسایل نقلیه دیگر می توانند غلت بزنند.
🇹🇷Turkish
raylar
demiryolu araçlarının veya diğer araçların geçebileceği demiryolunu oluşturan haddelenmiş çelikten bir çubuk veya bir çift paralel çubuk
🇮🇱Hebrew
מסילות
מוט או זוג מקבילים מפלדה מגולגלת המייצרים את מסילת הברזל שלאורכה יכולים להתגלגל קרונות רכבת או כלי רכב אחרים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'rails'?
The primary meaning of 'rails' is 'a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'rails' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'rails' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'rails' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'rails' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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