Definitions
Bar forming part of a track, fence, or support; also to criticize harshly.
Word origin
From Middle English rail, rayl, *reȝel, *reȝol (found in reȝolsticke (“a ruler”)), partly from Old English regol (“a ruler, straight bar”) and partly from Old French reille; both from Latin regula (“rule, bar”), from regō (“to rule, to guide, to govern”); see regular. Doublet of regal, regula, rigol, and rule.
Used in a sentence
“We travelled to the seaside by rail.”
“a small Scottish village not accessible by rail”
“rail transport”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Train track part”4 letters
02“Train track bar”4 letters
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