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any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud a horizontal bar (usually of wood) short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" complain bitterly fish with a hand-line over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish" lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here" convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium" separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace" provide with rails; "The yard was railed" enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports a bar or bars of rolled steel making a track along which vehicles can roll criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans'' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies" travel by rail or train; "They railed from Rome to Venice"; "She trained to Hamburg" spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews" |
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