meeting rail

American

noun

(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 Ross De Witt Netherton

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