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“Rail” or “Rale”

rail / rale are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

rail r·EY·l

  • nounshort for railway.
  • nouna horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal).
  • nounany of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud.
  • verbcomplain bitterly.
  • verbenclose with rails.
  • verbprovide with rails.
  • verbseparate with a railing.
  • verbconvey (goods etc.) by rails.
  • verblay with rails.
  • verbfish with a handline over the rails of a boat.

rale

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“rail”

  • Teamsters Canada Rail Conference
  • Alien Brigade is a horizontally-scrolling rail shooter released by Atari Corporation…
  • …cast by operating the auxiliary rail of the assembler, or, when…
  • …of July 2012, the Hanyi railway is primarily used by frequent…
  • …its modern form by straight rail billiard pro William A. Spinks…
  • …represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.
  • Amtrak, the national passenger rail system, provides service to Effingham…
  • …Teamsters Canada work in the rail industry.
  • …at the warehouses of the rail station.
  • Inco Rail History

“rale”

  • Rao Bahadur Waman Ganesh Rale, retired Deputy Collector, Bombay

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