hi-rail

noun

Interface equipment used to mount road-going trucks to railroads, allowing the rails to guide the truck.

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Meanings

nounhi-rail (plural hi-rails)

plural hi-rails

  1. Interface equipment used to mount road-going trucks to railroads, allowing the rails to guide the truck.
  2. A truck or vehicle equipped with hi-rail interface equipment.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
road-railer

Origin

Abbreviation of highway-rail.

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Cite this entry
APA

hi-rail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-rail

MLA

“hi-rail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-rail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hi-rail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hi-rail.

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