rail
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- noun
- /reɪl/
- Traveling by rail is often more relaxing than flying, as you can enjoy the scenery along the way.
- rail system
- rail line
- rail travel
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Watch on YouTubeIt's on the high speed rail between Shanghai and Nanjing.
- It's on the high speed rail between Shanghai and Nanjing.
- I am not an optimist on light rail or high speed rail.
- It would be much better if the high speed rail went through New Haven.
- Or, you know, steel made billionaires because it laid rail and connected the entire world.
- Invest in the rail network in the north, you fucking numptys.
- They they couldn't complete a fucking high speed rail.
Examples
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Among the costs comprising this category were highway maintenance, additional rail crossings, and increased traffic patrolling.
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Prior to the 1950s, U.S. passenger rail travel was the largest and most innovative in the world.
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Obviously we need to build out a huge high speed rail network.
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So overall, it's higher for rail and bus, but you have some.
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We're working with private sector players who have built good rail on American soil.
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At this time, however, there was still no rail connection or roads to the new camps.
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The crisis reached a head this afternoon when all rail travel between western zones and Berlin was stopped.
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However, there is a rising need for mass transit within cities and interstate rail passenger service.
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Engineers are leading the way in planning light rail, bus rapid transit systems, and even high-speed rail lines.
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It's the most extensive subway system in the world, encompassing 481.2 rail miles.
Synonyms
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A company that runs trains to carry people or goods
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A company that runs trains to carry people or goods on tracks
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A low fence around a sailing ship's mast that holds ropes or supports people
- Specialized
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The planning, building, and running of trains, tracks, and stations
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Etymology
Rail meaning the railway comes from the same idea of a long metal bar called a rail, which trains run on. So to talk about travel 'by rail' is to speak of travel on those metal bars, that is, by train.