rail technology railroading | the activity of designing and constructing and operating railroads |
rail | any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud |
corncrake land rail Crex crex | common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields |
fife rail | the railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel |
line railway line rail line | the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed |
picture rail | rail fixed to a wall for hanging pictures |
plate rail | rail or narrow shelf fixed to a wall to display plates |
rail | a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) |
rail | short for railway, he traveled by rail, he was concerned with rail safety |
rail fence | a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) |
railing rail | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports |
safety rail guardrail | a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety |
split rail fence rail | a rail that is split from a log |
third rail | a rail through which electric current is supplied to an electric locomotive |
towel rail towel bar | a horizontal bar a few inches from a wall for holding towels |
track rail rails runway | a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll |
rail-splitter splitter | a laborer who splits logs to build splitail fences |
fulminate rail | criticize severely, He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare, She railed against the bad social policies |
vilify revile vituperate rail | spread negative information about, The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews |
rail inveigh | complain bitterly |
rail | fish with a handline over the rails of a boat, They are railing for fresh fish |
rail | lay with rails, hundreds of miles were railed out here |
train rail | travel by rail or train, They railed from Rome to Venice, She trained to Hamburg |
rail | convey (goods etc.) by rails, fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium |
rail rail off | separate with a railing, rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace |
rail | provide with rails, The yard was railed |
rail rail in | enclose with rails, rail in the old graves |