"bullrail" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From bull + rail. From the use of this type of railing in making bull pens.",
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          "ref": "1942, Louis Rosché, Robert Antolin Hereford, Old Man River: the memories of Captain Louis Rosché, pioneer steamboatman:",
          "text": "Others dropped behind the bullrail and began returning the fire.",
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        {
          "ref": "1994, Dana Stabenow, A Cold-Blooded Business, →ISBN, page 58:",
          "text": "She negotiated safe passage back to the Base Camp and nosed the bus up to the bullrail with no small sense of triumph.",
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          "ref": "2002, Mike McConnell, Hand Troller, →ISBN:",
          "text": "I sit on the bullrail sipping my coffee, enjoying the warmth of the sun on my back and the spectacular view.",
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          "ref": "2018, J. Paul Guyer, An Introduction to Structural Design of Piers and Wharves, page 19:",
          "text": "As shown in Figure 4-3, it is also generally possible to house utility vaults within the width of the bullrail. The bullrail should be sufficiently reinforced and anchored to the desk structure.",
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        "A style of railing consisting of a long continuous crosspiece supported by multiple uprights."
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          "upright",
          "upright"
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  "word": "bullrail"
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  "etymology_text": "From bull + rail. From the use of this type of railing in making bull pens.",
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          "ref": "1942, Louis Rosché, Robert Antolin Hereford, Old Man River: the memories of Captain Louis Rosché, pioneer steamboatman:",
          "text": "Others dropped behind the bullrail and began returning the fire.",
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          "ref": "1994, Dana Stabenow, A Cold-Blooded Business, →ISBN, page 58:",
          "text": "She negotiated safe passage back to the Base Camp and nosed the bus up to the bullrail with no small sense of triumph.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2002, Mike McConnell, Hand Troller, →ISBN:",
          "text": "I sit on the bullrail sipping my coffee, enjoying the warmth of the sun on my back and the spectacular view.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2018, J. Paul Guyer, An Introduction to Structural Design of Piers and Wharves, page 19:",
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