rail

rail
reil 1. noun
1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) rekkverk, gelender, stang
2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) jernbaneskinne
2. verb
((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) sette opp stakitt, gjerde inn
- railroad
- railway
- by rail
jernbaneskinne
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rekkverk
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skinne
I
subst. \/reɪl\/
1) (vannrett) list, tverrstang (i gjerde e.l.)
• rail fence
2) (vannrett) tverrtre (rammestykke), tverrstykke (i dør)
3) gelender, rekkverk
4) (sjøfart) reling, rekke
5) (jernbane) skinne
by rail med jernbane, med tog
• send goods by rail
sende varer med jernbanen
travel\/go by train reise med tog, ta tog(et)
II
verb \/reɪl\/
1) sette opp stakitt, innhegne, forsyne med tverrstang, sette sprinkler i\/på, sette lister i\/på
2) legge skinner på, skinnelegge
3) reise med jernbane, transportere med jernbane
4) skjelle ut, rase mot
rail in gjerde inn
rail off skille\/stenge\/sperre med gjerde, innhegne

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