check rail

or check·rail

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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Nearby words

check off, check on, check out, check over, check protector, check rail, check up, check valve, check-in, check-over, checkable

Compare plain rail.

Origin of check rail

First recorded in 1875–80

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