cantrail
English
/kæntˈɹeɪl/
noun
Definitions
- (rail) A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway carriage; also found on locomotives, buses and coaches.
Etymology
Affix from English cant + English rail (garment, gown).
Origin
English
rail
Gloss
garment, gown
Kanji
衣
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antirail English
- bedrail English
- breastrail English
- bullrail English
- cant English
- canting English
- cograil English
- enrail English
- footrail English
- grabrail English
- guardrail English
- guiderail English
- handrail English
- headrail English
- hitchrail English
- hot rail English
- hydrail English
- inrail English
- landrail English
- monorail English
- night-rail English
- non-rail English
- nonrail English
- outcant English
- pro-rail English
- rail English
- rail-based English
- railbank English
- railbed English
- railbike English
- railbird English
- railborne English
- railbound English
- railbuff English
- railbus English
- railcar English
- railcard English
- railer English
- railest English
- raileth English
- railfan English
- railfare English
- railful English
- railgun English
- railhead English
- railjoint English
- railless English
- railman English
- railmotor English
- railroad English
- railside English
- railtour English
- railway English
- railwoman English
- railworks English
- railyard English
- rerail English
- tramrail English
- unrail English
- cantō Latin
- rail Dutch, Flemish
- rail French
- raíl Spanish, Castilian
- レール Japanese
- rail Middle English
- rail Catalan, Valencian
- रेल Hindi
- రైలు Telugu
- ৰেল Assamese
- reli Swahili
- 레일 Korean
- རི་ལི Tibetan
- reel Atong (India)
- cant
- rail
- enrail
- railer
- unrail
- inrail
- rerail
- bedrail
- railcar
- outcant
- railbed
- railbus
- nonrail
- railful
- railway
- railgun
- railman
- cograil
- railfan
- hydrail
- railest
- raileth
- canting
- railless
- antirail
- grabrail
- handrail
- railbuff
- tramrail
- headrail
- railfare
- pro-rail
- railroad
- monorail
- bullrail
- railyard
- non-rail
- footrail
- railside
- railtour
- hot rail
- railbank
- railbike
- landrail
- railcard
- railbird
- railhead
- guiderail
- hitchrail
- railborne
- railmotor
- railworks
- railjoint
- railwoman
- railbound
- guardrail
- rail-based
- breastrail
- night-rail