What does rail in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word rail in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rail in French.

The word rail in French means rail, rail, guardrail, line of coke, launching rail, road-rail, rail transport, third rail, rail bike. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rail

rail

nom masculin (tige guide de roulement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les trains roulent sur des rails.
Trains run on the rails.

rail

nom masculin (figuré (train)

Le transport par rail est international.
Transport by rail is international (or: Rail transport is international.

guardrail

nom masculin (rail parallèle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faudrait remplacer le contre-rail de cet aiguillage.

line of coke

nom masculin (dose de drogue)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

launching rail

nom masculin (guide physique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

road-rail

adjectif invariable (acheminement rail plus route) (transport)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

rail transport

nom masculin (transport par train) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le ferroutage est le transport par rail.

third rail

locution adjectivale (captage du courant)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le troisième rail est une technique de captage utilisé pour l'alimentation électrique du chemin de fer.

rail bike

nom masculin (vélo sur rail) (vehicle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certaines voies ferrées désaffectées ont été converties en vélo-rail.

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