slip-rail

American  

[slip-reyl] / ˈslɪpˌreɪl /

noun

Australian.

1. one of a horizontal set of fence rails that can be removed easily to leave a gateway.

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slip rail British  

noun

1. a rail in a fence that can be slipped out of place to make an opening

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Etymology

Origin of slip-rail

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

Darkness had settled down when horse and rider reached the slip-rail at the entrance of the field before Frank’s house.

From Frank Oldfield Lost and Found by Wilson, Theodore P.

Another slip-rail lowered, they drew up at the foot of a steepish hill, beside a sandy little vegetable garden, a shed and a pump.

From The Getting of Wisdom by Richardson, Henry Handel

And Meg let down the slip-rail, put it back in its place with trembling fingers, and fled in wild haste through the two remaining paddocks.

From Seven Little Australians by Turner, Ethel Sybil

It was pitch dark, and I had just crawled through a slip-rail, making for a pad to Braun's, when I brought up all standing, with my outstretched hands on a horse's rump.

From From Chart House to Bush Hut Being the Record of a Sailor's 7 Years in the Queensland Bush by Bryde, Charles W. L.

None the less was it probable, as her mistress well knew, that if slip-rail or panel was down she would be at her old home by morning light.

From Nevermore by Bolderwood, Rolf