fife rail

noun Nautical.

a rail surrounding or next to the mast of a sailing vessel for use in holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed.

Compare pin rail.

Origin of fife rail

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby fife rail

fiesta de toros, fiesta taurina, Fiesta ware, FIFA, fife, fife rail, fifi hook, FIFO, fifteen, Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest — / Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!, fifteenth

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Example sentences from the Web for fife rail

In line-of-battle ships it is generally placed on the fife-rail in the centre and foremost part of the poop.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Half of a fife-rail had been shot through the foresail, and the sky made a patch of glorious blue in the ignobly soiled canvas.
Youth|Joseph Conrad
Above this flood, or knee-deep in it, Mr. Pike and half-a-dozen sailors were bunched on the fife-rail of the mizzen-mast.
The Mutiny of the Elsinore|Jack London
At the foot of each mast there is a contrivance for securing ropes, called the fife-rail.
Outward Bound|Oliver Optic

Mark made his gate out of the fife-rail, at the foot of the mainmast, sawing off the stanchions for that purpose.
The Crater|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for fife rail

fife rail

noun

nautical a rail at the base of a mast of a sailing vessel, fitted with pins for belaying running riggingCompare pin rail

Word Origin for fife rail

C18: of unknown origin

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单词	fife rail
释义	fife rail noun Nautical. a rail surrounding or next to the mast of a sailing vessel for use in holding the pins to which some of the running rigging is belayed. Compare pin rail. Origin of fife rail First recorded in 1715–25 Words nearby fife rail fiesta de toros, fiesta taurina, Fiesta ware, FIFA, fife, fife rail, fifi hook, FIFO, fifteen, Fifteen men on the Dead Man's Chest — / Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!, fifteenth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fife rail In line-of-battle ships it is generally placed on the fife-rail in the centre and foremost part of the poop. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Half of a fife-rail had been shot through the foresail, and the sky made a patch of glorious blue in the ignobly soiled canvas. Youth\|Joseph Conrad Above this flood, or knee-deep in it, Mr. Pike and half-a-dozen sailors were bunched on the fife-rail of the mizzen-mast. The Mutiny of the Elsinore\|Jack London At the foot of each mast there is a contrivance for securing ropes, called the fife-rail. Outward Bound\|Oliver Optic Mark made his gate out of the fife-rail, at the foot of the mainmast, sawing off the stanchions for that purpose. The Crater\|James Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for fife rail fife rail noun nautical a rail at the base of a mast of a sailing vessel, fitted with pins for belaying running riggingCompare pin rail Word Origin for fife rail C18: of unknown origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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