"tilt rail" meaning in All languages combined

See tilt rail on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tilt rails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tilt rail (plural tilt rails)
  1. A type of wooden barrier positioned lengthwise down the center of a jousting arena (known as the list or tiltyard), used during competitive jousting events to separate the combatants and to ensure that their steeds will follow a parallel trajectory from one end of the field to the other.
    Sense id: en-tilt_rail-en-noun-TPMj7wvd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
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        ],
        [
          "steed",
          "steed"
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        ],
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          "trajectory"
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