'T rail' definitions:
Definition of 'T rail'
From: GCIDE
- T \T\ (t[=e]), the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]262-264, and also [sect][sect]153,
- 156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180. [1913 Webster] The letter derives its name and form from the Latin, the form of the Latin letter being further derived through the Greek from the Ph[oe]nician. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian. It is etymologically most nearly related to d, s, th; as in tug, duke; two, dual, L. duo; resin, L. resina, Gr. "rhti`nh, tent, tense, a., tenuous, thin; nostril, thrill. See D, S. [1913 Webster]
- T bandage (Surg.), a bandage shaped like the letter T, and used principally for application to the groin, or perineum.
- T cart, a kind of fashionable two seated wagon for pleasure driving.
- T iron. (a) A rod with a short crosspiece at the end, -- used as a hook. (b) Iron in bars, having a cross section formed like the letter T, -- used in structures.
- T rail, a kind of rail for railroad tracks, having no flange at the bottom so that a section resembles the letter T.
- T square, a ruler having a crosspiece or head at one end, for the purpose of making parallel lines; -- so called from its shape. It is laid on a drawing board and guided by the crosspiece, which is pressed against the straight edge of the board. Sometimes the head is arranged to be set at different angles.
- To a T, exactly, perfectly; as, to suit to a T. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'T rail'
From: GCIDE
- T rail \T" rail`\ See under T. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'T rail'
- Rail,
- Railed,
- Railing,
- Railingly,
- rail at,
- rail in,
- rail off,
- rails,
- American rail,
- Carolina rail,
- Clapper rail,
- Edge rail,
- False rail,
- Fife rail,
- Flange rail,
- Flat rail,
- Fly rail,
- Foot rail,
- Guard rail,
- Guide rail,
- Hanging rail,
- Junction rails,
- King rail,
- Land rail,
- Lock rail,
- Monkey rail,
- Night rail,
- Pectoral rail,
- Pin rail,
- Quarter railing,
- Quarter rails,
- Rack rail,
- Rail fence,
- Rail guard,
- Rail joint,
- Rail train,
- Slide rail,
- Strap rail,
- Third rail,
- Water rail,
- Yellow rail,
- common rail,
- fence rail,
- picture rail,
- plate rail,
- rail line,
- rail technology,
- safety rail,
- sora rail,
- split rail,
- towel rail,
- Rail Road Flat,
- Virginia rail fence,
- rail-splitter,
- Double-headed rail,
- Rail Road Flat, CA,
- Third-rail system,
- snake-rail fence