Home › Words › U › unrailunrailunrail means to remove the rail or railings from.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, unrail ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom un- + rail.verbTo remove the rail or railings from.e.g.““You are tearing pickets from innocent fences,” said Town, and proceeded to unrail a respectable fence to procure weapons wherewith to “smash the'students' heads.”” — 1907, Hamilton Literary Magazine - Volume 42, page 199:To derail.e.g.“If this wanton attempt to unrail or overturn the engine had succeeded, eight lives would have been sacrificed.” — 1842, Bradshaw's Railway Gazette - Volume 2, page 152:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.enrail 72% match — To enclose with a rail or railings. vs unrail →unrailed 71% match — Not railed. vs unrail →railingless 71% match — Without railings. vs unrail →inrail 68% match — To enclose or surround with rails. vs unrail →railinged 65% match — Having railings. vs unrail →railless 63% match — Without rails.; Without rail tracks. vs unrail →unrig 61% match — To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.). vs unrail →bullrail 60% match — A style of railing consisting of a long continuous crosspiece supported by multiple uprights. vs unrail →