running rail

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running rail

noun running rails

plural normally One of the two rails of a railway track with which the wheels of a train make contact. In order to reduce noise to a minimum, the running rails have been welded into 315 ft. lengths.
A fence which marks the inside edge of a racecourse track.

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@misc{running_rail_2026,
  title = {running rail},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/running%20rail},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}