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noun
Theater. a rail on a fly gallery, wall, etc., holding two rows of pins or cleats for securing lines attached to scenery.
Nautical. a strong rail at the side of the deck of a vessel, for holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed.
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Origin of pin rail
First recorded in 1875–80
Words nearby pin rail
PIN pad, pin plate, pinpoint, pinpoint bombing, pinprick, pin rail, PINS, pins and needles, pinscher, pin seal, Pinsent
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pin rail
noun
nautical a strong wooden rail or bar containing holes for belaying pins to which lines are fastened on sailing vesselsCompare fife rail
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