"rail" meaning in French

See rail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʁaj/ Audio: Fr-rail.ogg Forms: rails [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English rail. Doublet of règle, reille, rigole, and rille. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|rail}} Borrowed from English rail, {{doublet|fr|règle|reille|rigole|rille}} Doublet of règle, reille, rigole, and rille Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} rail m (plural rails)
  1. rail Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-rail-fr-noun-~fDXUzr1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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