1. a horizontal bar or barrier, especially one used for support or as a boundary
2. one of the two parallel metal bars that form a railroad track
3. a system of railroad transportation

1. to complain angrily about something
Usage: often followed by ‘against’ or ‘at’
2. to provide or enclose with rails

Examples

• She held onto the rail as she walked down the stairs.
• The train derailed when it hit a broken rail.
• We traveled by rail from New York to Boston.
• The protesters continued to rail against the new policy.
• They decided to rail the garden to keep the deer out.
• A water rail emerged from the marsh grass.
• The balcony rail needs to be repaired before winter.
• He would rail at anyone who disagreed with him.