English

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Etymology

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From rail +‎ joint.

Noun

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railjoint (plural railjoints)

  1. Alternative form of rail joint
    • 1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 141:
      Apart from a vague rushing noise outside the windows and the very muffled beat of the wheels on railjoints, one might have been sitting in an intimate private lounge in a four-star hotel.