iron rail

collocation in English

meaningsofironandrail

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iron
noun
uk
/aɪən/us
/aɪrn/
a chemical element that is a common greyish-coloured metal. It is strong, used in making steel, and exists in very small amounts ...
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rail
noun
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/
the system of transport that ...
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(Definition ofironandrailfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Encircling the hall at the second floor is a narrow gallery with a decorativeironrail.
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The design was superseded when rolledironrail, which could bear the heavier adhesion locomotives, was introduced in 1820.
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Thousands of castironrailunderbridges were eventually replaced by steel equivalents.
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It is only on iron rails that this deduction is given.
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Steel rails lasted ten times longer than iron rails.
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This line was already called a railway because it had iron wheels on iron rails.
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The new engines were too heavy to run on wooden rails, and iron rails were in their infancy, with cast iron exhibiting excessive brittleness.
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Was created to protect all riches that were carried on iron rails.
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The best iron rails were being used to relay yards and sidings.
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The person now lies on their back with someone securing their feet, and they lower themselves downward while holding on to iron rails.
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Cast iron rails had a propensity to break easily, and the short lengths soon became uneven.
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At this time also, cast, or wrought, iron rails were being replaced with steel and manufacturing processes were steadily improving.
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There are three steps up to the chancel with wrought iron rails.
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As metal technologies improved, these wrought iron rails were made progressively somewhat longer, and with a heavier, and therefore stronger, cross-section.
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The tower has an open belfry with iron rails and three arches, topped by a pyramidal roof.
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These rails remained the same until being replaced by completely iron rails in the 1850s.
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In 1881 the line was rebuilt to 762mm gauge with iron rails, and steam locomotives were introduced in 1927.
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