rail
nounADJ.
guard, safety | curtain, picture, towel
heated towel rails| altar, balcony, banister
VERB + RAIL
grip, hold on to, lean on
She held tightly on to the rail.| hang from
Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.| fit, fix
PREP.
on a/the ~
She sat on the rail.| over a/the ~
He folded the towel over the rail.rails
) tracksVERB + RAIL
run along/on ~
Trams run alog rails.PREP.
along (the) ~s
The train thundered along the rails.| between the ~
Weeds grew between the rails.| off the ~s
The train came off the rails.| on (the) ~s
The gun is mounted on rails.RAIL + NOUN
fare, ticket | network
modernizing the rail network| route | timetable | service | connection, line, link
the Channel Tunnel rail link| journey | commuter, passenger, traveller, user | transport, travel | traffic | freight | bridge | accident, crash, disaster | employee, staff, worker | union | enthusiast
PREP.
by ~
We went from London to Budapest by rail.