Examples of “rail” in a Sentence

noun A horizontal bar used as a support or barrier, or one of the metal bars that trains run on.

• She gripped the rail as the ferry pitched in the swell.
• The train slowed as it passed over a section of damaged rail.
• He leaned on the wooden rail at the edge of the bridge and watched the water.

noun Train transport considered as a system or industry.

• More commuters are switching from cars to rail.
• Traveling by rail is often more relaxing than driving on a busy motorway.
• The country is investing heavily in rail to cut down on traffic.

verb To complain loudly and bitterly (usually "rail against" or "rail at").

• Critics railed against the new policy for weeks.
• My grandfather would rail at the television whenever the weather forecast was wrong.
• Residents railed against the noise from the building site next door.