Alternative spelling of guardrail

The parallel steel rails on which a train runs.

(rail transport) A rail, most commonly used in the United Kingdom, with a head and foot nearly equal in cross-section, that is supported in cast iron chairs and secured by wedges or keys.

plural of rail car

plural of rail track

A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.

a concrete barrier used to separate lanes of traffic

(finish carpentry, interior decorating) A molding, traditionally of wood, intended to prevent chairs from contacting the painted plaster of a wall.

(rail transport) 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.

plural of rail head