pin rail
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.
Origin of pin rail
1- Compare fife rail.
Words Nearby pin rail
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How to use pin rail in a sentence
And yet, there, in the shade on the pin-rail, that unbelievable and monstrous heart beat on.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore | Jack LondonI stepped over to the pin-rail and pulled out a wooden belaying-pin.
The Flying Bo'sun | Arthur MasonMargaret did not disdain the aid of my hand as she climbed upon the pin-rail at the foot of the weather jigger-rigging.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore | Jack London"Tie it off" is the way they direct that the lines be made fast to the pin-rail.
The Art of Stage Dancing | Ned Wayburn
British Dictionary definitions for pin rail
nautical a strong wooden rail or bar containing holes for belaying pins to which lines are fastened on sailing vessels: Compare fife rail
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