No. 7,589 in French
rail
A rail is a bar or rod, typically made of metal, used as a track for trains or as a support or guide.
In a sentence
Le train roule sur le rail.
The train runs on the rail.
Here, 'rail' is used as a noun to refer to the individual track on which the train travels.
Ils ont installé un rail pour faire du skate.
They installed a rail for skateboarding.
In this sentence, 'rail' is used as a noun referring to a metal bar commonly used in activities like skateboarding for performing tricks.
Le guide a suivi le rail de la clôture.
The guide followed the rail of the fence.
Here, 'rail' is used to describe the horizontal bar or track constituting part of a fence's structure.
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