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check rail

or checkrail

noun

(in a window sash) a meeting rail, especially one closing against the corresponding rail with a diagonal or rabbeted overlap.

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Compare plain rail.

Origin of check rail

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby check rail

checkout, check-over, checkpoint, Checkpoint Charlie, check protector, check rail, checkrein, checkroom, checkrow, checks and balances, checkup
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British Dictionary definitions for check rail

checkrail
/ (ˈtʃɛkˌreɪl) /

noun

British another word for guardrail (def. 2)
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