rails 1 of 2

noun

Definition of railsnext
plural of rail
1
as in railings
a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the stairs are icy, so hold onto the rail

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as in roads
a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel an abandoned stretch of rail that was overgrown with brush

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rails

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rail
as in rants

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  1. roads
  2. railroads
  3. railways
Noun
  • Flash flooding from creeks and rivers conspired with Appalachian mudslides to sweep away scores of people, destroy homes and businesses, collapse roads and devastate entire communities.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hundreds of homes and scores of roads were damaged or destroyed.
    John Bacon, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of roads
Noun
  • By the 1970s and 1980s, kitchens had largely disappeared from Europe’s railroads.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Slow decline After World War II, the way railroads and passengers operated both underwent significant changes.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of railroads
Noun
  • The North Korean army blew up roads and railways connecting to South Korea on Tuesday.
    Reuters, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The South’s military fired warning shots south of the border on Tuesday in response to the North’s detonations on roads and railways.
    Reuters, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of railways
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rails

rails (against)

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