tilt rails

A form of tilt rail — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of tilt rail
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