9-letter words containing ail
- rack rail — (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.
- rail bead — a long, straight, cock bead.
- rail link — a rail connection, as between two main routes
- rail rage — a sense of extreme frustration experienced by rail users when subjected to delays, cancellations, etc, sometimes resulting in aggressive behaviour towards railway employees
- railingly — in a complaining or disgruntled manner
- railwoman — a female worker on a railway
- rattailed — having a tail or feature like a rat's tail
- rerailing — the replacement of existing rails on a railway line
- retailers — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retailing — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- sail into — an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- sail plan — a side elevation of a sailing vessel showing all sails and spars and some or all of the standing rigging, as if set directly fore-and-aft so that the true proportions are visible: sometimes combined with the rigging plan of the vessel.
- sail-over — a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- sailboard — a long board, usually of Plexiglas, used for windsurfing, having a mount for a sail, a daggerboard, and a small skeg.
- sailcloth — any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
- sailmaker — a person who makes or repairs sails.
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- sailplane — a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
- scaletail — a squirrel in the family Anomaluridae possessing scales on the underside of the tail
- sea snail — any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- shavetail — U.S. Army. a second lieutenant.
- shirttail — the part of a shirt below the waistline.
- slip rail — one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- slip-rail — one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.
- slop pail — a pail for conveying slop in feeding livestock, especially pigs.
- snail cam — a cam with spiral cross section used for progressive lifting of a lever as the cam revolves
- snailfish — any of several elongate, smooth-skinned fishes of the family Liparididae, inhabiting cold seas, having the ventral fins modified to form a sucking disk.
- soft hail — snow pellets.
- splittail — a minnow, Pogonichthys macrolepidotus, of the Sacramento River, having the upper lobe of the tail much longer than the lower lobe: habitat changes have greatly reduced its numbers.
- sprigtail — the pintail, Anas acuta.
- spritsail — a sail extended by a sprit.
- stub nail — a short, thick nail.
- swingtail — denoting an aircraft with a rear portion that can be opened to assist in loading cargo
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- tail away — When a person's voice tails away or tails off, it gradually becomes quieter and then silent.
- tail back — When traffic tails back, a long line of it forms along a road, and moves very slowly or not at all, for example because of road works or an accident.
- tail coat — a man's fitted coat, cut away over the hips and descending in a pair of tapering skirts behind, usually black and worn as part of full evening dress.
- tail cone — a cone-shaped component at the rear of a jet engine, rocket, or missile, usually serving as an exhaust pipe.
- tail skid — a runner under the tail of an airplane.
- tail wind — a wind blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft
- tail-spin — spin (def 23).
- tailboard — the tailgate, especially of a wagon or truck.
- tailender — a person at the tail end, esp (in cricket) the batter or batters last in the batting order
- tailfirst — with the tail or rear part foremost.
- tailgater — a musician who plays trombone in tailgate style.
- taillight — a light, usually red, at the rear of an automobile, train, etc.
- tailoress — a female tailor
- tailoring — a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- tailpiece — a piece added at the end; an end piece or appendage.
- tailplane — horizontal stabilizer.