| 单词 | running rail | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasrunning rail   running rail  n. 		 (a) Railways one of the two outside rails of a track with which the wheels of a train make contact (cf. middle rail n. (b) at middle adj. and n. Compounds 1a);		 (b) Horse Racing a fence which marks the inside edge of a racecourse. ΚΠ 1847    Rep. Chester & Holyhead Railway Accident 13 in  Parl. Papers LXIII. 257  				This inner rail thus forms an excellent check, its use being to prevent a train or carriage from being thrown off the running rail by any moderate oscillation, deflection, inequality in the rails, or other cause. 1923    P. Dawson in  A. R. Bell et al.  Railway Mech. Engin. II. 197  				The third rail is nominally situated in the six-foot way between the tracks, but at all curves..the third rail is installed alongside the running rail of greater radius. 1953    Times 12 Sept. 6/4  				To reduce the width of the course,..new running rails are placed about 20ft. from the stands side. 1992    Mod. Railways Mar. 147/3  				The other side of the loop is attached to one running rail, except when used with bullhead rail or through switches and crossings, where it is moved to the sleeper end. 1998    Racing Post 		(Electronic ed.)	 23 June  				While there were soft patches on the course, these could have been avoided by repositioning the running rail inwards about 20 feet. < as lemmas  | 
	
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