bullrail
English
Alternative forms
- bull rail
Etymology
bull + rail From the use of this type of railing in making bull pens.
Noun
bullrail (plural bullrails)
- A style of railing consisting of a long continuous crosspiece supported by multiple uprights.
- 1942, Louis Rosché, Robert Antolin Hereford, Old Man River: the memories of Captain Louis Rosché, pioneer steamboatman:
- Others dropped behind the bullrail and began returning the fire.
- 1994, Dana Stabenow, A Cold-Blooded Business, →ISBN, page 58:
- She negotiated safe passage back to the Base Camp and nosed the bus up to the bullrail with no small sense of triumph.
- 2002, Mike McConnell, Hand Troller, →ISBN:
- I sit on the bullrail sipping my coffee, enjoying the warmth of the sun on my back and the spectacular view.
- 2018, J. Paul Guyer, An Introduction to Structural Design of Piers and Wharves, page 19:
- As shown in Figure 4-3, it is also generally possible to house utility vaults within the width of the bullrail. The bullrail should be sufficiently reinforced and anchored to the desk structure.
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