Rail

Slender pieces of timber, say from 2 to 4 inches thick, and from 6 to 12 inches in breadth, fitted upon the summits of bulwark-stanchions; also thin battens employed for the decoration of a ve el's stem, and other similar uses; see the various..Rails” under..Iron or Steel Ship.” Not*. For such terms as are equally applicable to any ve el, whether wood, composite, iron or steel, see deecriplioa of M Iron or Steel Ship. ”