Thesaurus results for RAILS

rails 1 of 2

noun

plural of rail

as in railings

a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the stairs are icy, so hold onto the rail

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as in roads

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel an abandoned stretch of rail that was overgrown with brush

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rails

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verb

present tense third-person singular of rail

as in rants

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Recent Examples of rails

Noun

Usage of multiple rails could increase complexity, and quick settlement times may reduce active intervention efforts. — Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Ebicos The Happy Dreamer then relies on its sliding rails to slide in and out of the open tailgate. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 This systematic integration of DPI means that a small-scale weaver in India or an artisan in Egypt can plug directly into a multi-nation marketplace without navigating complex Western banking rails. — Mayu Saini, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 The entire game is strictly mission-based, locking Logan into rigid, on-rails progression. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 And there’s perhaps no better way to experience it than hopping on the rails for a ride through Colorado with the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway. — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026 At this point, the movie veers off the rails a bit, culminating in a very bloody conclusion. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 Hope also confirmed that these inclement weather conditions will play an actual role in how the survival gameplay evolves over the course of the game, but for now the prologue keeps things mostly on-rails. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Sexton went above and beyond not only to protect Kiffin over the years but to keep his career on the rails. — John Talty, Vanity Fair, 2 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rails

Noun

The victim suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, as bystanders on the boardwalk jumped over railings to avoid the speeding car.

— Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
In some extreme cases, views were restricted by railings, but many complained about poor sightlines or having bridges in the way.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of railings

Verb

And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025

Definition of rants

Noun

Industries like the railroads, finance, steel, coal, and oil.

— Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Proponents of the current plan, however, argue the initial schedule will prove that there’s demand for the service, and then the railroads can expand their options later.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of railroads

Noun

Uganda then had a large population of Indian immigrants, who had been brought over by the British at the end of the nineteenth century to help construct railways, and who eventually established more economic autonomy and power than Black Ugandans.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
These have included arson, high-profile hacks, GPS jamming as well as sabotage actions against key infrastructure, including undersea communication cables, logistics centers and railways.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026