rails Definition

to provide with a railing : fence

any of numerous wading birds (family Rallidae, the rail family) that are of small or medium size and have short rounded wings, a short tail, and usually very long toes which enable them to run on the soft mud of marshes

to revile or scold in harsh, insolent, or abusive language

a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier

a structural member or support

railing

to lose control and start to behave in a way that is not normal or acceptable

to come off the track

a railing in front of an altar separating the chancel from the body of the church

a grayish-brown long-billed American rail (Rallus longirostris) that inhabits coastal marshes

a rail about the mast near the deck to which rigging is belayed

a means of urban railway transportation using trolley cars