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monkey rail

monkey rail noun: a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.

Noun

monkey rail (plural monkey rails)

  1. A second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.

Forms of monkey rail

pluralmonkey rails

Questions about monkey rail

What does monkey rail mean?
Monkey rail means a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.
What part of speech is monkey rail?
Monkey rail is a noun.
What is the plural of monkey rail?
The plural of monkey rail is monkey rails.

Words near monkey rail in the dictionary

  1. monkey pumps
  2. monkey puzzle
  3. monkey puzzle tree
  4. monkey puzzle trees
  5. monkey puzzles
  6. monkey rail
  7. monkey rails
  8. monkey rum
  9. monkey rums
  10. monkey run
  11. monkey runs

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