Collocations for rail - noun
1. bar
ADJ.
guard, safety | curtain, picture, towel
heated towel rails
heated towel rails
altar, balcony, banister
VERB + RAIL
grip, hold on to, lean on
She held tightly on to the rail.
She held tightly on to the rail.
hang from
Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.
Lace curtains hung from the brass rails over the bed.
fit, fix
PREP.
on a/the ~
She sat on the rail.
She sat on the rail.
over a/the ~
He folded the towel over the rail.
He folded the towel over the rail.
2. (usually ‘rails’) tracks
VERB + RAIL
run along/on ~
Trams run alog rails.
Trams run alog rails.
PREP.
along (the) ~s
The train thundered along the rails.
The train thundered along the rails.
between the ~
Weeds grew between the rails.
Weeds grew between the rails.
off the ~s
The train came off the rails.
The train came off the rails.
on (the) ~s
The gun is mounted on rails.
The gun is mounted on rails.
3. railway system
RAIL + NOUN
fare, ticket | network
modernizing the rail network
modernizing the rail network
route | timetable | service | connection, line, link
the Channel Tunnel rail link
the Channel Tunnel rail link
journey | commuter, passenger, traveller, user | transport, travel | traffic | freight | bridge | accident, crash, disaster | employee, staff, worker | union | enthusiast
PREP.
by ~
We went from London to Budapest by rail.
We went from London to Budapest by rail.