Sold under many names
Meeting rail
The horizontal bar where the two sashes of a double- or single-hung window meet and lock in the middle.
What it means for you
It's where hung windows leak air and where the lock lives, so a fully interlocking or reinforced meeting rail is a genuine air-seal and security feature, not just trim.
Where you'll see it
The lock line across the middle of a hung window; called out on better spec sheets.
Also sold as: check rail
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