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Railing vs Trailing - What's the difference?

railing | trailing |

As nouns the difference between railing and trailing

is that railing is a fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports while trailing is fabric or other material that trails.

As verbs the difference between railing and trailing

is that railing is present participle of lang=en while trailing is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective trailing is

that converges in the direction of travel.

railing

English

Noun

(wikipedia railing) (en noun)
  • A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
    • During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.

    Derived terms

    * hand railing is in place to provide guidance on stairs or in corridors. * guard railing is in place to prevent accidental falls from an elevated area.

    Usage notes

    British use is normally the plural.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    trailing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (rail transport, of points and crossovers) That converges in the direction of travel.

    • Antonyms

    * facing

    Derived terms

    * trailing points

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • Fabric or other material that trails.
  • * Mary E. Wilkins, The Portion of Labor
  • * 2010 , Regina S. Baraban, Joseph F. Durocher, Successful Restaurant Design
    • All too often, the spout of a soap dispenser rests over the counter and leaves trailings of soap that must be wiped up frequently if a clean appearance is to be maintained.

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