[ 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 ]
■ a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
[ noun ]
■ short for railway
e.g.)
・he traveled by rail
・he was concerned with rail safety
[ noun ]
■ a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
→
railing
[ noun ]
■ a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
→
rails
,
runway
,
track
[ verb ]
■ criticize severely
e.g.)
・She railed against the bad social policies
→
fulminate
[ verb ]
■ spread negative information about
→
revile
,
vilify
,
vituperate
[ verb ]
■ complain bitterly
→
inveigh
[ verb ]
■ fish with a handline over the rails of a boat
e.g.)
・They are railing for fresh fish
[ verb ]
■ lay with rails
e.g.)
・hundreds of miles were railed out here
[ verb ]
■ travel by rail or train
e.g.)
・They railed from Rome to Venice
→
train
[ verb ]
■ convey (goods etc.) by rails
e.g.)
・fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium
[ verb ]
■ separate with a railing
e.g.)
・rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace
→
rail off
[ verb ]
■ provide with rails
e.g.)
・The yard was railed
[ verb ]
■ enclose with rails
e.g.)
・rail in the old graves
→
rail in
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