Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK)A length of metal (earlier timber) supporting the outer edge of the roof of a railway carriage; also found on locomotives, buses and coaches.

Origin

From cant + rail.

From cant + rail.

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Forms

plural: cantrails

See also

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