tilt rail

noun

A type of wooden barrier positioned lengthwise down the center of a jousting arena (known as the list or tiltyard), used during competitive jousting events to separate the combatants and to ensure that their steeds will follow a parallel trajectory from one end of the field to the other.

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Meanings

nountilt rail (plural tilt rails)

plural tilt rails

  1. A type of wooden barrier positioned lengthwise down the center of a jousting arena (known as the list or tiltyard), used during competitive jousting events to separate the combatants and to ensure that their steeds will follow a parallel trajectory from one end of the field to the other.
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APA

tilt rail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilt%20rail

MLA

“tilt rail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilt%20rail. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tilt rail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tilt%20rail.

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