pinrail

noun

: a rail or strip fitted with pins or for holding pins: such as

a

: a rail that holds belaying pins

especially : one along the bulwarks

b

: a beam at one side of a theater stage through which wooden or metal pins are driven and to which lines from the flies are fastened

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