Another word for rail

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rail

A polelike structure
bar, post, railing, barrier, picket, rail fence, siding, balustrade, banister, paling, rest, handrail, guardrail, grab bar, brass rail; see also bar 1, fence 1.
A track; often plural
railway, monorail, railroad track; see railroad, track 1.

go off the rails*

go crazy, run amok, become insane; see rage 3.

ride on a rail

drive away, exile, run out of town; see banish 1.

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"There was a hand rail along the sidewalk here," he said.
I tried to touch a hand rail next to me, but I just passed through it!
Alex was standing on the porch, leaning on the rail and nursing a cup of coffee.
Of Palermo by rail and 21 m.
Alex vaulted the porch rail and hit the ground on the run.

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