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Railroad tracks are often called rails.
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They are there to allow for the expansion of the rails during hot weather.
The inside rails inside of the main rails are called guard rails. They are there so that if there is a derailment the train will stay within the rails instead of off of the trestle.
They're called taff rails, especially at the stern of the ship
The figure shows a 25 -long metal rod pulled alongtwo frictionless, conducting rails at a constant speedof3.7 . The rails havenegligible resistance, but the rod has a resistanceof 0.60 .
The rungs on a ladder are held between the rails.
A rail is a support structure, usually a length wood or metal. Rails is the plural form and can mean any number of support rails or the parallel metal beams on which a train or trolley runs. Example sentences:Stop, look, and listen before you cross the rails.The family sat on the porch rails for a sing along.
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A horse drawn wagon on rails is called a sled or sleigh.
The rails themselves are metal. The 'sleepers' the rails rest on are often made from wood - as they flexes while the trains pass over them.
Any metal work on a construction which is not structural. Example balustrading, catladders, frames, patent metal floors, rails etc