towel rail

noun

A rail, or system of rails (sometimes heated) in a bathroom, on which towels are hung to dry.

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towel bar
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Meanings

nountowel rail (plural towel rails)

plural towel rails

  1. A rail, or system of rails (sometimes heated) in a bathroom, on which towels are hung to dry.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels

Similar
towel bar
Broader
bar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan tovalloler
  • tovallolerrail on which towels are hung to dry
Finnish pyyheteline
  • pyyhetelinerail on which towels are hung to dry
Hungarian törülközőtartó
  • törülközőtartórail on which towels are hung to dry
Irish ráille tuáillí
  • ráille tuáillírail on which towels are hung to dry
Māori tīrewa tauera, tārawa tauera
  • tīrewa tauerarail on which towels are hung to dry
  • tārawa tauerarail on which towels are hung to dry
Portuguese toalheiro
  • toalheirorail on which towels are hung to dry
Spanish toallero
  • toallerorail on which towels are hung to dry
Swedish handdukshållare
  • handdukshållarerail on which towels are hung to dry
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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