Third rail
WordNet

noun


(1)   A rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive
WiktionaryText

Noun


  1. The electrified rail that runs besides, or between train tracks to power electric trains.
  2. 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.
 
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