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pinrail

pinrail noun: a rail, at the base of a mast, to which halyards are fixed using belaying pins.

Noun

pinrail (plural pinrails)

  1. A rail, at the base of a mast, to which halyards are fixed using belaying pins

Forms of pinrail

pluralpinrails

Questions about pinrail

What does pinrail mean?
Pinrail means a rail, at the base of a mast, to which halyards are fixed using belaying pins.
What part of speech is pinrail?
Pinrail is a noun.
What is the plural of pinrail?
The plural of pinrail is pinrails.

Words near pinrail in the dictionary

  1. pinpricked
  2. pinpricking
  3. pinpricks
  4. pinquito
  5. pinquitos
  6. pinrail
  7. pinrails
  8. pins
  9. pins and needles
  10. pins back
  11. pins back one's ears

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