rail

a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

short for railway“he traveled by rail”

a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)

any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud

spread negative information about“The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”

complain bitterly

enclose with rails“rail in the old graves”

separate with a railing“rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace”

travel by rail or train“They railed from Rome to Venice”

criticize severely“He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare”

provide with rails“The yard was railed”

convey (goods etc.) by rails“fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium”

lay with rails“hundreds of miles were railed out here”

fish with a handline over the rails of a boat“They are railing for fresh fish”