Rail
nounNoun
short for railway
“he traveled by rail”
“he was concerned with rail safety”
Type of:RailwayRailroada barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
Similar:RailingType of:Barriera bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
Type of:Barany of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Type of:Wader
Verb
enclose with rails
“rail in the old graves”
Type of:EncloseConfinecriticize severely
“She railed against the bad social policies”
Similar:FulminateType of:Denounceseparate with a railing
“rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace”
Type of:SeparateDividetravel by rail or train
“They railed from Rome to Venice”
Similar:TrainType of:Rideconvey (goods etc.) by rails
“fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium”
Type of:Transportfish with a handline over the rails of a boat
“They are railing for fresh fish”
Type of:Fishlay with rails
“hundreds of miles were railed out here”
Type of:LayReposeprovide with rails
“The yard was railed”
Type of:FurnishSupplyProvidecomplain bitterly
Similar:InveighType of:QuetchKickPlainspread negative information about
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