Rail off meaning
Rail off is a phrasal verb that means to formally close or separate an area, particularly with railings.
- Past simple
- railed off
- Past participle
- railed off
- -ing form
- railing off
What rail off means
close with railingsB2formal
To formally close or separate an area, particularly with railings
The unsafe staircase was railed off.
Similar phrasal verbs
With off: turn off, take off, cut off, go off, put off, break off, keep off, start off, tick off, get off.
Common questions
What does rail off mean?
To formally close or separate an area, particularly with railings.
What is the past tense of rail off?
Railed off, which is also its past participle.
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