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What does rail mean?
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rail Noun

— A rail is a long and thin piece of metal. — A rail is a long and thin bar along a stairway or path for people to slide their hand along while they walk. She put her hand on the railing beside the stairs so she wouldn't fall. — A rail is a surface where trains run on. The railway stretches across the country.

rail

— noun (= railing) a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports — noun short for railway he traveled by rail he was concerned with rail safety — verb complain bitterly — verb lay with rails hundreds of miles were railed out here — verb fish with a handline over the rails of a boat They are railing for fresh fish — verb provide with rails The yard was railed — verb (= rail off) separate with a railing rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace — verb convey (goods etc.) by rails fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium — verb (= rail in) enclose with rails rail in the old graves — noun a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) — noun any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud — noun (= track) a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll — verb (= train) travel by rail or train They railed from Rome to Venice She trained to Hamburg — verb (= fulminate) criticize severely He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare She railed against the bad social policies — verb (= vilify) spread negative information about The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews

Synonyms rail synonyms

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rail English » English

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Topics rail topics

What do people use rail to talk about?
Universe, creation Animal Types of animals

Bird
Physical actions Move Travel Travel by land

Railroad

Conjugation rail conjugation

How do you conjugate rail?

rail · verb

Examples rail examples

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Simple sentences

The town is accessible by rail.
He was leaning against the rail.
She was as thin as a rail.
I cross the rail tracks every morning.
A rail is a piece of metal or wood which is long and thin. For example, a train runs on rails, which is why we call it a railway train.
Tom was leaning against the rail.
We happened to see a truck run into the guard-rail.
The cost of the air fare is higher than of the rail fare.
Hold on to the rail.
Get hold of the rail just in case.
Hold on to the rail while going down these stairs.

Movie subtitles

Get your dory to the rail.
Lower your dory to the rail.
I'll climb over his stern rail or sail the bottom out of us.
And Hi Hat on the rail, with Flying Demon third.
John Case, the rail-splitter, friend of the people.
Here we sit, day after day, like buzzards on a rail fence.
You men! Lash Capt. Stuart to the mizzen fife rail!
Pilot coming over the rail, sir. There's a Navy lieutenant with him.
As far as the rail road fare is concerned. I reckon we can check that off to time lost, call it quits. But, mister, I..
I saw us leaning on the rail of a ship, looking at the sea and the stars. standing on a tropical beach in the moonlight. with the palm trees sighing above us.
Step out with your right foot first. like you're reaching for a bar rail.
Because they'd run you out of town on a rail.
Small rail.
Big rail.
When we clear the rail, come over the side!
Find the wind and then choose your rail.
When you get him onboard, stretch him with a rail to dry him off.
Going on deck, I found Fletcher Christian and Roger Byam talking together at the rail.
Get a rail.!
Here. Here's a rail.
There's a rail.
What do you want with a rail,Jack?
Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, the whole Great Lakes country beginning to ship east by rail.
You see, they land here at Cape Town, then proceed by rail to Kimberley.
I'm going to walk that rail!
That's the end of the rail.
Pilot coming over the rail, sir.
Put your foot on the rail.
Uncle of Exeter, set free the man committed yesterday, that rail'd against our person.
And just a while ago, a tank car of gasoline was blown up in the rail yard in the same area.
Because they'd run you out of town on a rail. But I tell you what I'm going to do for you, George.
Elwood buys theatre tickets and rail road tickets for both of them.
The light was dim, sir, but I could see someone who was kneeling against the altar rail.
How could you possibly know that the rail road was coming this way?
When the rail road comes through here, how much do you think this property will be worth?
Don't make me do it now. You're nothin' but a rail road tramp. You're not fit to live among decent people.
You heard her tell how they're gonna run the rail road through here, bring in thousands of new people from the east.

News and current affairs

That is why Obama called for an increase in US public investment in three areas: education, science and technology, and infrastructure (including broadband Internet, fast rail, and clean energy).
It scoffs at assertions that Russia would cheat by multiplying warheads on bombers or new rail-based missile carriers, arguing that the Kremlin would want to avoid America's compensatory response.
Despite these problems, Brown has committed California to a San Francisco-to-Los Angeles high-speed rail boondoggle.
A new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, to be based in Beijing, will help to fund infrastructure projects (roads, power, and rail, among others) throughout the region.
The New Silk Road land belt seeks to connect China with the economies of East Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and Europe through an expanded grid of rail, highways, power, fiber, and other networks.
Food could have been transported by rail within British India to save many starving people, but the British believed in a hands-off, laissez faire policy.
While free marketers rail against industrial policy, in the US the government actively supports new technologies, and has done so for a long time.
Many rail and road projects are also proceeding slowly, owing to local opposition, not a lack of financing.
The airport, highways, and other infrastructure are first class, and a high-speed intercity rail network links Ankara with other parts of the country.
And the Port of Hamburg has a digital system to reduce water, rail, and ground traffic congestion.
Good rail lines, roads, and ports allow products and services to be distributed widely at lower cost, and to benefit from economies of scale.
NEW YORK - It is truly odd to read Paul Krugman rail, time and again, against the British government.
The federal budget will subsidize this spending through lower tariffs on energy, heat, gas, and rail transport.
But, as they rail against the failure of the West to take action, they should remember why such action is impossible.
Superconductors are being used for levitated trains in high-speed rail transport, and as microwave filters for improved signal bandwidth in cellular base stations.
And, if the project somehow is completed, it will be a not-so-high-speed rail that will drain badly needed resources from other essential government services for many decades.
This was especially evident in the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake of 2008, ethnic violence in Xinjiang in 2009, and the high-speed rail crash in Wenzhou in 2011.
Indeed, recognizing its over-investment in infrastructure, the government recently abandoned several high-speed rail projects that were already under construction.
China's investment frenzy reminds many people of Japan in the 1980's, when high-speed rail links were extended to Japan's remotest corners.
The recent high-speed rail debacle is a case in point.
In 2003, China built its first high-speed-rail project.
By the end of 2010, China's operational high-speed-rail network surpassed 8,000 kilometers, with an additional 17,000 kilometers under construction.
While some issues - for example, a national highway or rail system - require national-level problem solving, many key challenges of sustainable development are best confronted at the urban level.
There is no direct rail link between Zagreb and Belgrade.
Enraged by a sense of social injustice, the reds rail against the establishment's double standards, while the pro-establishment yellows have hunkered down for a battle of attrition.
Improving road and rail capacity enables farmers to reach buyers - and fertilizer and other agricultural inputs to reach farmers.

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