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rack rail: Meaning and Definition of

rack' rail"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. (in an inclined-plane or mountain-climbing railway) a rail between the running rails having cogs or teeth with which cogwheels on the locomotive engage.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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