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fly rail
noun
- Furniture. a horizontally swinging bracket for supporting a drop leaf.
- Also called fly-rail, Theater. the upper row of pins or cleats on a pin rail, used for tying off or fastening lines of scenery to be flied.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fly rail1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
The object of this fly rail is to form a support to the small hinged drop-leaf of the table.
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The “fly floor” is supported by joists running from the fly-rail girder into the wall of the stage.
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A revolving fly rail is shown pivoted upon a piece of 1⁄4-in.
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