Rail

What “Rail” means

Noun

1. A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
2. The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.
3. A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
4. A conductor maintained at a fixed electrical potential relative to ground, to which other circuit components are connected.
5. A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.

Verb

1. To travel by railway.
2. To place on a track.
3. To enclose with rails or a railing.
4. To range in a line.
5. To sexually penetrate in a rough manner.

Noun

1. Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.

Verb

1. To complain violently (against, about).

Where the word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti Proto-Italic *regō Latin regō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ula Latin rēgulabor. Proto-West Germanic *regulu Old English regol ▲ Latin rēgula Old French reillebor. Middle English rail English rail 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.

From French râle, rale, from Middle French raalle, from Old French rasle. Compare Medieval Latin rallus. Named from its harsh cry, Vulgar Latin *rasculum, from Latin rādere (“to scrape”).

From Middle French railler.

Business name ideas with “Rail”

Industries where “Rail” fits

We suggest this word for 5 business types and industries, including:

• Fencing Company
• All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
• Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
• Commuter Rail Systems
• Support Activities for Rail Transportation