slip-rail

[ slip-reyl ]

/ ˈslɪpˌreɪl /

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noun Australian.

one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.

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Origin of slip-rail

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby slip-rail

slippery elm, slippery slope, slipping rib, slipping rib cartilage, slippy, slip-rail, slip ring, slip road, slip seat, slipsheet, slipshod

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How to use slip-rail in a sentence

Block 3F is slated for release in 2019, but who knows how much that will slip?
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Authorities blame anarchists protesting a proposed high-speed rail line called TAV that will link Turin and Lyon, France.
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Workers built a temporary rail track through the city to move the statue in a process that took three days.
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Less than a minute into her big break, Slate let slip a highly audible F-bomb instead of the scripted “freaking.”
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I know that Detroit is losing market share in auto sales, but how did they let the Motown sound slip out of their hands?
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A gentleman got out of a carriage before it stopped, and fell between the rail and the platform.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
The first rail road opened in Brazil, the emperor and empress being present at the inauguration.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Q was a Queen, who wore a silk slip; R was a Robber, and wanted a whip.
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So my mother begged me to slip into the Rooms, with what was left, and try to get something back.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
An accident occurred on the Panama rail road, recently put in operation, by which 43 persons were killed, and 60 wounded.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

British Dictionary definitions for slip-rail

slip rail

noun

Australian and NZ a rail in a fence that can be slipped out of place to make an opening

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