fly rail
noun
Furniture.
a horizontally swinging bracket for supporting a drop leaf.
Also called fly-rail, working 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.
Origin of fly rail
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby fly rail
fly net,
fly off the handle,
fly on the wall,
fly orchid,
fly press,
fly rail,
fly river,
fly rod,
fly sheet,
fly spray,
fly swat
Example sentences from the Web for fly rail
The “fly floor” is supported by joists running from the fly-rail girder into the wall of the stage.
Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography |Albert A. Hopkins