Phrase Hound found 88 phrases and 39 compound words that contain rails. The most common are listed below. Open rails in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 88
- off the railsIn an abnormal manner, especially in a manner that causes damage or malfunctioning.
- riding the railspresent participle and gerund of ride the rails
- ride the railsTo travel by railway train, trolley, etc.
- rode the railssimple past of ride the rails
- chair railsplural of chair rail: A molding, traditionally of wood, intended to prevent chairs from contacting the painted plaster of a wall.
- edge railsplural of edge rail: A rail designed so that the carriage wheels roll on its edges, being held there by flanges.
- frame railsplural of frame rail: Each of the two main longitudinal structural members of a body‑on‑frame vehicle, running parallel front to rear and supporting the chassis, to which cross‑members, suspension, drivetrain, and body are attached.
- guard railsplural of guard rail: A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.
- K-railsplural of K-rail: A concrete barrier used to separate lanes of traffic.
- land railsplural of land rail: The corncrake, Crex crex.
- light railsplural of light rail: A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by …
- live railsplural of live rail: A rail which provides current (usually direct current (DC)) for electric trains running on third- and fourth-rail electrified systems.
- red railsplural of red rail: A bird of the extinct species †Aphanapteryx bonasia, from the family Rallidae, formerly endemic to Mauritius.
- Virginia railsplural of Virginia rail: A small waterbird in the family Rallidae, of species Rallus limicola.
- Picatinny railsplural of Picatinny rail: A bracket used on some firearms in order to provide a standardized mounting platform.
- Laysan railsplural of Laysan rail: An extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the Northwest Hawaiian island of Laysan (†Porzana palmeri).
- Borwick RailsA coastal settlement and harbour in Millom parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD1879).
- bow railsplural of bow rail: A railing that is mounted on the bow of a boat.
- bull railsplural of bull rail: A style of railing consisting of a long continuous crosspiece supported by multiple uprights.
- cant railsplural of cant rail: A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway carriage; also found on locomotives, buses and coaches.
- check railsplural of check rail: A rail laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points, rail crossings, and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments such as those due to flange climb.
- false railsplural of false rail: A thin piece of timber placed on top of the headrail to strengthen it.
- flat railsplural of flat rail: A metal pole or simple flat bar that is laid horizontally on the ground.
- fly railsplural of fly rail: The part of a drawing table that turns out to support the leaf.
- forest railsplural of forest rail: Any bird of the genera Mentocrex and Rallicula.
Compound words 39
- handrailsplural of handrail: A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp, or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
- guardrailsplural of guardrail: A rail set alongside a dangerous place as a barrier, to improve safety.
- contrailsplural of contrail: An artificial cloud made by the exhaust of jet aircraft or wingtip vortices that precipitate a stream of tiny ice crystals in moist, frigid upper air.
- entrailsplural of entrail: To interweave or bind.
- monorailsplural of monorail: a railroad system where the trains run on one rail
- RailsbackA surname.
- bedrailsplural of bedrail: A rail at the head, foot, or side of a bed.
- breastrailsplural of breastrail: The upper rail of a parapet of ordinary height, such as of a balcony, the railing of a boat, etc.
- bullrailsplural of bullrail: A style of railing consisting of a long continuous crosspiece supported by multiple uprights.
- cantrailsplural of cantrail: A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway carriage; also found on locomotives, buses and coaches.