Complete Definition of "third rail"

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Noun
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en-noun|sg=third rail

  1. The electrified rail that runs besides, or between train tracks to power electric trains.
  2. context|by extension anything that is dangerous to come into contact with, or is best avoided

#:Social security is the third rail of American politics: touch it and your political career dies.

Category:Rail transportation

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