Difference between Railing and Rail

What is the difference between Railing and Rail?

Railing as a noun is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports. while Rail as a noun is a horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.

Railing

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To travel by railway.

Rail

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to complain violently; to abuseTo gush, flow (of liquid).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.A railroad; a railway.A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.Lengthwise edges of a surfboard.Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment.Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.

Example sentence: Unlike Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party, I am not ideologically obsessed with the structure of our rail network; for me it is a matter of practicality.

We hope you now know whether to use Railing or Rail in your sentence.

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