What is the meaning of RAIL. Phrases containing RAIL
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Railings is British slang for the teeth.
: A guy who’s notorious for blowing sections. Example: “Look at that sweet air section that guy’s got.What? He blew the section! Oh, it’s Doug Rail.
To travel by rail-road.
Railroad bull is American slang for a railway policeman.
marijuana
: A guy who’s notorious for blowing sections. Example: “Look at that sweet air section that guy’s got.What? He blew the section! Oh, it’s Doug Rail.
Run urgently, (usu) away (ed: sounds like Telly Tubby stuff!). Usually, this cry was heard in the midst of dubious activity, (often from a lookout) in the event of being caught. The term, I'm told, derived from the rather curious epidemic of Urban Aggressive Street Manoeuvring, which began around 1994-5? The idea was that, if lacking a skateboard, punters could use their feet to negotiate tricky obstacles (ramps, poles, benches, etc) in a stylish way. When attempting railslides in this way, it was common knowledge that rubbing a little pig fat on the appropriate rail would make the trick much faster, and more impressive overall. So, for a speedy getaway.... lard the rails!
Railway thinking is American slang for the belief that the events of history (on both a grand and on a personal scale) repeat themselves.
Railroad is American slang for to force something to happen through wit or intimidation. The British equivalent is bulldoze.
A deck of cards. This stemmed from the large number of card sharks working aboard the railroads.
Any railroad employee
Anyone who makes a hobby of railroading
Railroad flat is American slang for a flat whose floor plan requires one to walk through one room to get to the other.
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v. t.
To inclose with rails or a railing.
n.
A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a railroad accident.
p. pr. & vb. n.
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A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate.
n.
A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.
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A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
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A barrier made of a rail or of rails.
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Alt. of Railway
imp. & p. p.
of Rail
v. t.
To move or influence by railing.
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A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by one train while another is passing on a main track; a shunt; a siding; a switch.
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The construction of a railroad; the business of managing or operating a railroad.
v. t.
To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.
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One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or reproaches with opprobrious language.
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A close railway car for baggage. See the Note under Car, 2.
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A freight car on a railway.
v. t.
To rail at.
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The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been put into the hands of a receiver.
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Rails in general; also, material for making rails.
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