1. railroad tracks; bannister, handrail, guardrail; fence. railing\rail"ing\, a. expressing reproach; insulting. angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them. ii. 11.railing \rail"ing\, n.
2. a barrier made of a rail or of rails.
3. rails in general; also, material for making rails.railing n.
4. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports [syn: rail].
5. material for making rails or rails collectively.
6. Expressing reproach; insulting.
7. A barrier made of a rail or of rails.
8. Rails in general; also, material for making rails. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports material for making rails or rails collectively.
9. An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.
10. To flow forth; to roll out; to course.
11. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so, extending from one post or support to another, as in fences, balustrades, staircases, etc.
12. A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling.
13. See Illust. of Style.
14. A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the track on which the wheels roll.
15. It is usually shaped with reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by chairs, splices, etc.
16. The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the bulwarks.
17. The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such protection is needed.
18. To inclose with rails or a railing.
19. To range in a line.
20. Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallidæ, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera.
21. They are prized as game birds.
22. To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter reproaches; to scoff; followed by at or against, formerly by on.
23. To rail at.
24. To move or influence by railing.
25. A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by rail; a place not accesible by rail. any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud a horizontal bar short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" complain bitterly fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish" lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here" convey by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium" separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" provide with rails; "The yard was railed" enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves".
26. 1. A fence made from metal bars is called a railing or railings. He walked out on to the balcony where he rested his arms on the railing. see also:
rail.