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cant rail en · NOUN

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of cantrail.
   alt of cantrail
   • One feature of the body, which is constructed of pressed-steel members, is the contour of the sides. They are in the form of a continuous radius from the bottom side to the cant rail, and to enable flat glass windows to be fitted the side panels are pressed around the window opening, forming a tangent to the curved bodyside. 1951 May, “British Railways Standard Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 327:

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