- checkrail
- checkˈrail nounAn inner rail on a railway track that prevents a train from being derailed, esp when going round corners (also guardrail)• • •Main Entry: ↑check
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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checkrail — /ˈtʃɛkreɪl/ (say chekrayl) noun Railways an extra rail placed alongside the inner rail on curves, points, etc., to prevent derailment; guardrail …
Leitschiene — Leitschiene, Gegenschiene, Schutzschiene oder Streichschiene (guardrail, checkrail; contre rail; controrotaia di protezione), eine Schiene, die im Innern neben der Fahrschiene in einem Abstande von etwa 60 mm angebracht wird, um die Räder auch… … Enzyklopädie des Eisenbahnwesens
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
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
