1. Naut. (See quot. 1867.)
1804. Duncan, Mariner’s Chron., Pref. p. xix. Drift-rails, fife-rails, sheer-rails, waist-rails, &c.
1867. Smyth, Sailor’s Word-bk., Waist-rail, the channel-rail or moulding of the ship’s side.
2. Carriage-building. (See quot.)
1884. Forney, Car-builder’s Dict. (Cent.), Waist-rail, a horizontal piece in the framing of the side of a passenger-carriage.
