Rail (band) definition

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

(2) A horizontal bar (usually of wood)

(3) Short for railway

"He traveled by rail"

"He was concerned with rail safety"

(4) A barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

(5) A bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll

(6) Criticize severely

"He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"

"She railed against the bad social policies"

(7) Spread negative information about

"The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

(8) Complain bitterly

(9) Fish with a handline over the rails of a boat

"They are railing for fresh fish"

(10) Lay with rails

"Hundreds of miles were railed out here"

(11) Travel by rail or train

"They railed from Rome to Venice"

"She trained to Hamburg"

(12) Convey (goods etc.) by rails

"Fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"

(13) Separate with a railing

"Rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"

(14) Provide with rails

"The yard was railed"

(15) Enclose with rails

"Rail in the old graves"