check rail

check rail
rails laid parallel to a running rail to guide wheels through points and round curves, to reduce wear and the risk of derailments due to flange climb.

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  • check rail — noun Etymology: check (IV) + rail; probably from its hindering the entrance of rain or snow : meeting rail * * * (in a window sash) a meeting rail, esp. one closing against the corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap. Also,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • check rail — (in a window sash) a meeting rail, esp. one closing against the corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap. Also, checkrail. Cf. plain rail. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

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  • rail — Synonyms and related words: L, attack, baluster, balustrade, banister, bar, barrier, bawl out, berate, bottle up, boundary, box up, branch, bulkhead in, cable railway, cage, censure, check, chew out, cloister, cog railway, condemn, confine,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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