Rail

//ɹeɪ(ə)l//

Synonyms for "rail" (220 found)

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36 entries

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Synonyms

5 entries

Related terms

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at location

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

has context

3 entries

is a

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manner of

7 entries

related to

54 entries

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Translations

142 translations across 41 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • ռելս noun (metal bar)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • рэ́йка noun (metal bar)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • дърдавец noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)
  • парапет noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • перило noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • релса noun (metal bar)

Catalan

2 entries
  • barana noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • carril noun (metal bar)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 軌 /轨 noun (metal bar)
  • 鐵軌 /铁轨 noun (metal bar)

Czech

4 entries
  • kolej noun (metal bar)
  • koleje noun (metal bar)
  • kolejnice noun (metal bar)
  • zábradlí noun (horizontal bar; railing)

Danish

1 entries
  • skinne noun (metal bar)

Dutch

4 entries
  • rail noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • rail noun (metal bar)
  • ral noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)
  • regel noun (horizontal bar; railing)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • relo noun (metal bar)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kaide noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • kisko noun (metal bar)
  • rantakana noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)
  • ratakisko noun (metal bar)

French

2 entries
  • rail noun (metal bar)
  • râle noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Georgian

1 entries
  • რელსი noun (metal bar)

German

4 entries
  • (naut.) Reling noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • Balken noun (horizontal piece of wood in a door or window)
  • Fensterkreuz noun (horizontal piece of wood in a door or window)
  • Geländer noun (horizontal bar; railing)

Greek

3 entries
  • κάγκελο noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • ράγα noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • ράγα noun (metal bar)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • התלונן verb (to complain)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • guvat noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)
  • sín noun (metal bar)

Irish

1 entries
  • ráille noun (horizontal bar; railing)

Italian

4 entries
  • asta divisoria noun (horizontal piece of wood in a door or window)
  • balaustra noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • barra noun (horizontal piece of wood in a door or window)
  • battagliola noun (lengthwise edges of a surfboard)

Japanese

4 entries
  • レール noun (metal bar)
  • 手すり noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • 手摺 noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • 水鶏 noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Khmer

1 entries
  • រេណបថ noun (metal bar)

Korean

2 entries
  • 레일 noun (metal bar)
  • 선로 noun (metal bar)

Latin

1 entries
  • rallus noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Middle French

2 entries
  • rale noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)
  • rasle noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Māori

4 entries
  • huapae noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • kaho noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • puringa noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • rōau noun (horizontal bar; railing)

Norman

1 entries
  • râle noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • gelender noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • gelender noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • rekkverk noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • rekkverk noun (horizontal bar; railing)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • پرمق noun (horizontal bar; railing)

Persian

2 entries
  • ریل noun (metal bar)
  • یلوه noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Polish

2 entries
  • poręcz noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • szyna noun (metal bar)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • carril noun (metal bar)
  • corrimão noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • ferrovia noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • trilho noun (metal bar)

Romanian

1 entries
  • șină noun (metal bar)

Russian

4 entries
  • пастушо́к noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)
  • перекла́дина noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • пери́ла noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • по́ручень noun (horizontal bar; railing)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • rèile noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • rèile noun (metal bar)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • tračnica noun (metal bar)
  • šina noun (metal bar)

Slovene

1 entries
  • capovoznik noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Spanish

4 entries
  • barandal noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • barandilla noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • barra noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • rail noun (metal bar)

Swedish

4 entries
  • rall noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)
  • räcke noun (horizontal bar; railing)
  • räls noun (metal bar)
  • skena noun (metal bar)

Tamil

1 entries
  • காணாங்கோழி noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Thai

1 entries
  • ราง noun (metal bar)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • ре́йка noun (metal bar)

Welsh

1 entries
  • rhegen noun (small bird in the family Rallidae)

Sample sentences

32 total sentences available.

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The town is accessible by rail.

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The cost of the air fare is higher than of the rail fare.

Source: tatoeba (241040)

Hold on to the rail.

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He tried to grasp the rail.

Source: tatoeba (299186)

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