The difference between Corncrake and Rail
When used as nouns, corncrake means a bird of the rail family, crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across europe and western asia, migrating to africa in winter, whereas rail means a horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier.
Rail is also verb with the meaning: to travel by railway.
check bellow for the other definitions of Corncrake and Rail
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Corncrake as a noun:
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.
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Rail as a noun:
A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
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Rail as a noun:
The metal bar that makes the track for a railroad.
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Rail as a noun:
A railroad; a railway, as a means of transportation.
Examples:
"We travelled to the seaside by rail."
"a small Scottish village not accessible by rail"
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Rail as a noun:
A horizontal piece of wood that serves to separate sections of a door or window.
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Rail as a noun (surfing):
One of the lengthwise edges of a surfboard.
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Rail as a noun (internet):
A vertical section on one side of a web page.
Examples:
"We're experimenting with ads in the right-hand rail."
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Rail as a noun (drugs):
A large line.
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Rail as a verb (intransitive):
To travel by railway.
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Rail as a verb (transitive):
To enclose with rails or a railing.
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Rail as a verb (transitive):
To range in a line.
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Rail as a noun:
Any of several birds in the family Rallidae.
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Rail as a verb:
To complain violently (, ).
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Rail as a noun (obsolete):
An item of clothing; a cloak or other garment; a dress.
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Rail as a noun (obsolete):
Specifically, a woman's headscarf or neckerchief.
Examples:
"rfquotek Fairholt"
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Rail as a verb (obsolete, of a liquid):
To gush, flow.