verb
definition
To travel by railway.
definition
To enclose with rails or a railing.
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To range in a line.
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To criticize severely.
verb
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To complain violently (against, about).
verb
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(of a liquid) To gush, flow.
noun
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A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
example
During the war, everyone's railings were taken away to make bombers.
Examples of railing in a Sentence
He was leaning over the railing overlooking the massive marble foyer.
She leaned over the railing.
With her feminine frame trapped between him and the railing, she was glaring up at him.
The door opened, and Lana gripped the railing to keep from fleeing.
He placed his hands on the railing and gazed into the distance, pensive.
In addition, the hand railing on each side forms a girder 4 ft.
The floor beams, floor and railing are of timber.
He held onto the railing lining the ceiling with one hand and beat at whatever was in the hole in the ceiling with his other hand.
Yully drew a deep breath and leaned over the railing to see him.
She rose and crossed to the railing of the deck.
Strolling down to the footbridge, she leaned on the railing.
Jule led her away, and Bianca returned to the railing.
But its main interest, to us, lies in the railing.
Prince Andrew stood leaning on the railing of the raft listening to Pierre, and he gazed with his eyes fixed on the red reflection of the sun gleaming on the blue waters.
A shapely woman with curly dark brown hair leaned against the railing of a paddock between the house and a large outer building.
Jessi ducked back from the railing and retrieved a cup of coffee.
He turned her to face him, his hips pressing her back against the railing.
Jessi sighed and leaned her chin on the railing.
Jessi's back bumped the railing.
Dressed in swim trunks and nothing else, his long, lean legs were propped up on the balcony railing.
It was probably surrounded by a carved wooden railing, but this has long since disappeared.
The building, sometimes of huge dimensions, is invariably surrounded by a raised gallery, reached by a flight of steps in the centre of the approach front, the balustrade of which is a continuation of the gallery railing.
The sensitive impartiality which withheld him from touching perhaps the most interesting period in the history of the constitution did not save him from the charge of partisanship. The Quarterly Review for 1828 contains an article on the Constitutional History, written by Southey, full of railing and reproach.
In medieval architecture the term is applied on the European continent to that portion of a chancel, which, enclosed with a railing or balustrade in front of the altar, is devoted to the celebration of the Holy Eucharist; this in England is generally known as the presbytery.
Round the base is a flagged pathway surrounded by a stone railing and entered at the four points of the compass by gateways some 18 ft.
The abbey was dissolved (12th of July 1559), and within a year Feckenham was sent by Archbishop Parker to the Tower (loth of May 1560), according to Jewel, "for having obstinately refused attendance on public worship and everywhere declaiming and railing against that religion which we now profess" (Parker Society, first series, p. 79).
Next to the Ridge the point of most interest to every English visitor to Delhi is Nicholson's grave, which lies surrounded by an iron railing in the Kashmir gate cemetery.
The Oracle Sofia descended the stairs to the main floor of her mate's Texas ranch, one hand on the railing and the other on her stomach.
Notice the wrought iron railing which was constructed by Phil Johnson, a Scottish artist blacksmith.
The most difficult issue for the council to resolve was the removal of guard railing from the central reservations of staggered crossings.
Lord Mongo prowls mad angry in a quarry, adopting various guises and railing his gob against a gyrating void.
I want to fit an escape ladder on a balcony or over a railing.
Do you have a section of old wrought iron railing that once graced your front porch?
We passed by a public building surrounded with a cast iron spiked railing.
Pedestrian guard railing protruding into the pavement or road.
They opened the kitchen door, and Mother leaned over the stair railing.
Painted dark red, it stood majestic and aloof behind its elaborate Baroque railing, an old, shady garden spreading in its background.
Gilbert Shelton keeps the good old boys railing and rapping against the square chinned straights that are trying to hinder the ultimate slackers.
Prince Andrew, leaning his arms on the raft railing, gazed silently at the flooding waters glittering in the setting sun.
It would be so easy for the railing to break and for me to go tumbling down the stairs.
For cribs, make sure the railing works, and the latch won't slip.
This will keep the baby from pulling himself over the crib railing and falling to the floor.
If you'd like a chair railing in your dining room or kitchen breakfast room, but it's not in your current budget, consider adding a stencil effect.
Stenciling in lieu of a wood chair railing can mimic the effect of a chair rail.
Decking railing ideas can be found in a variety of places online and at your local library.
For homeowners that are only concerned with finding the best looking railing, they should consider hiring a craftsman to design custom rails.
While each railing material has its own distinct beauty, certain materials are more likely to complement particular styles.
In general, metal railing is made of either wrought or cast iron.
Metal railing is often preferred in masonry homes.
Glass is also often paired with metal for long sections of railing to increase stability.