false rail

noun

A thin piece of timber placed on top of the headrail to strengthen it.

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Meanings

nounfalse rail (plural false rails)

plural false rails

  1. nauticalA thin piece of timber placed on top of the headrail to strengthen it.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “false rail,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/false%20rail.

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