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meeting rail

American  

noun

  1. (in a double-hung window) the rail of each sash that meets a rail of the other when the window is closed.


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In a September board meeting, rail authority Chief Executive Brian Kelly outlined that the infrastructure bill contained about $21 billion of new funding on top of existing appropriations that the authority could pursue.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2021

WEATHERSTRIPPING—All double-hung windows shall be weatherstripped with "Chamberlain" No. 100-A Zinc Heavy-Duty, full-sash units, with protection at head, meeting rail & sill.

From The Fairfax County Courthouse by Netherton, Ross De Witt

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