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Noun: rail reyl- A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- railing - Short for railway
"he travelled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" - A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railway cars or other vehicles can roll
- track, rails, runway - A horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- Any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
Verb: rail reyl- Complain bitterly
- inveigh - Enclose with rails
"rail in the old graves"
- rail in - Provide with rails
"The yard was railed" - Separate with a railing
"rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
- rail off - Convey (goods etc.) by rails
"fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium" - Travel by rail or train
"They railed from Rome to Venice"
- train - Lay with rails
"hundreds of miles were railed out here" - Fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
"They are railing for fresh fish" - Spread negative information about
- vilify, revile, vituperate - Criticize severely
"She railed against the bad social policies"
- fulminate
Derived forms: rails, railing, railed Type of: abuse, bar, barrier, blackguard, clapperclaw [archaic], complain, confine, denounce, divide, enclose, fish, furnish, hold in, kick, kvetch [N. Amer], lay, plain [archaic], provide, put down, quetch, railroad [N. Amer], railroad line [N. Amer], railway [Brit, Cdn], railway line [Brit, Cdn], railway system [Brit, Cdn], render, repose, ride, separate, shout, sound off, supply, transport, wader, wading bird Part of: balusters, balustrade, banister, bannister, family Rallidae, handrail, railroad [N. Amer], railroad track [N. Amer], railway [Brit, Cdn], railway track [Brit, Cdn], Rallidae, streetcar track, tramline, tramway Encyclopedia: Rail, Altar Rail Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union Rail, Tram and Bus Union Rail, Tram & Bus Union |