cantrail

noun
/kæntˈɹeɪl/

Etymology

From cant + rail.

  1. derived from regula
  2. derived from reille
  3. derived from regol
  4. derived from rail
  5. formed as cantrail — “cant + rail

Definitions

  1. A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway…

    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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA