rail
rayl
- n a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- n short for railway
he traveled by rail
he was concerned with rail safety - n a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- n a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- n any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
- v complain bitterly
- v enclose with rails
rail in the old graves - v provide with rails
The yard was railed - v separate with a railing
rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace - v convey (goods etc.) by rails
fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium - v travel by rail or train
They railed from Rome to Venice - v lay with rails
hundreds of miles were railed out here - v fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
They are railing for fresh fish - v spread negative information about
- v criticize severely
She railed against the bad social policies
- The recent stimulus package contained $8 billion to develop new intercity high-speed rail lines.
- Even before deregulation, Europe's rail industry has been modernizing and expanding.
- Higher gas prices and denser populations make rail travel generally more attractive overseas.