What is the meaning of RAILS. Phrases containing RAILS
See meanings and uses of RAILS!Slangs & AI meanings
n railroad tie. The very large blocks of wood which go between the rails and the ground on a section of railway line.
A pair of additional keel rails on either side of the hull, usually slanted outwards.
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wooden rails for a fence
A rail that comes loose from the ties and pierces the floor of a car; a fairly common accident with the strap-iron rails of a century ago
Be careful around stacks of ties, rails, etc.
Run urgently, (usu) away (ed: sounds like Telly Tubby stuff!). Usually, this cry was heard in the midst of dubious activity, (often from a lookout) in the event of being caught. The term, I'm told, derived from the rather curious epidemic of Urban Aggressive Street Manoeuvring, which began around 1994-5? The idea was that, if lacking a skateboard, punters could use their feet to negotiate tricky obstacles (ramps, poles, benches, etc) in a stylish way. When attempting railslides in this way, it was common knowledge that rubbing a little pig fat on the appropriate rail would make the trick much faster, and more impressive overall. So, for a speedy getaway.... lard the rails!
In a ceremonial display, all hands appear in a line on deck or aloft and grasp the guardrails. Originally, in the days of sail, the crew grasped the rigging. The reasoning behind this tradition was to show that guns were not manned and no small arms were carried. In the USN is it referred to as "Manning the Rails".
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Slangs & AI derived meanings
Bull fiddle is slang for a double bass.
To prepare a vein for injection
Friend. Pronounced "whoa-dee."; "See that dude? He's my whodi.".
Dead. I'm telling you, mate. He's brown bread
Adj. Exhausted, tired.
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The rails of a railroad.
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To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.
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In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads, the whole material laid in place and ready for travel.
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One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece.
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A valuable kind of wood obtained on the shores of the Demerara River in South America, much used for timbers, rails, naves and fellies of wheels, and the like.
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One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
v. t.
To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.
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A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails, for transferring cars from one track to another.
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One of the rails of a tramway.
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A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car.
v. t.
A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc.
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Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc.
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Pertaining to the rails.
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To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll paste; to roll steel rails, etc.
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A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine, as for carrying coal or ore.
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The permanent way; the rails.
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A fish plate for rails.
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One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers, between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed, as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the rolls.
v. t.
To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive timber for rails or shingles.
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