rail

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈreɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/reɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rāl)

Collocations for "rail"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rail" in context.

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rail

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [shower, balcony] rail
  2. a [metal, PVC, wooden, steel] rail
  3. hung up the [clothes, jackets] on the rail
  4. use rails to build a [fence, grid]
  5. use a rail to hang up [clothes, a shower curtain]
  6. the [drawer, cupboard] has removable rails
  7. [train, trolley, subway] rails
  8. (don't) cross the rails
  9. don't touch the third rail
  10. the [wheels, train] came off the rails
  11. [decided, opted] to travel by rail
  12. send the [goods, materials, supplies] by rail
  13. travel by [high-speed, express, intercity] rail
  14. informal: their [son, daughter] has gone off the rails
  15. idiom: as skinny as a rail
  16. [the area, the altar, the scene] was railed off
  17. rail off [the area]
  18. they railed the [goods, stores, supplies] in
n as adj
  1. rail [services, timetables, travel, operators]
  2. rail connections to [New York]
  3. buy a [yearly, monthly] rail pass
  4. [a rise, an increase] in rail fares
  5. a high-speed rail line
  6. stop at a rail crossing
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