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cant rail

cant rail is the alternative form of cantrail.

Meaning of cantrail

Noun

cantrail (plural cantrails)

  1. (UK) A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway carriage; also found on locomotives, buses and coaches.
    • As was briefly reported last month, the S.R. is experimenting with the Continental method of making the class of train accommodation more conspicuous by painting a coloured strip below the cantrail of the coaches.1960 March, “Talking of Trains: "Rainbow" trains on the S.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, page 135

Forms of cant rail

pluralcant rails

Questions about cant rail

What is cant rail the alternative form of?
Cant rail is the alternative form of cantrail.

Words near cant rail in the dictionary

  1. cant
  2. cant dog
  3. cant dogs
  4. cant hook
  5. cant hooks
  6. cant rail
  7. cant rails
  8. cant strip
  9. cant strips
  10. cant-dog
  11. cant-dogs

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