A rail or track which directs the movement or positioning of something.
the bolt assembly slides on two steel guide rails
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- A guide rail is placed around the top of the concrete wall panels, not as a safety rail but to help tractor drivers know where the edge of the wall is.
- Elisha Otis demonstrated a safety lift (essentially a moving clamp on guide rails) in New York in 1853.
- A runner is guided by and moves along the guide rail.
- The backside of the fixture has a series of slots into which the fixture components (clamps, guide rails, supports) are fitted.
- The bottom-right bolt lug is slotted to engage a guide rail in the receiver while the bolt is being moved back or forward.
- I always said they would come in handy for something, and they were perfect for guide rails down to the new kitchen.
- In each of the four corners there was a precision metal tube that looked like some kind of guide rail.
- Note the upward-pointing 'teeth' within the guide rails.
- Picnic tables are built with supports and ramps to the entrance, and guide rails are provided all round.
- All climbers on the bridge are attached to a guide rail by a running latch—the sort used by solo yachtsmen to ensure that they do not fall overboard.