who laid the rail adv. phr. in the forms from or to or until or for or since who laid the rail: with all possible speed, force, or action; completely, thoroughly, excessively, endlessly, limitlessly; quickly; forever, always, since time immemorial...
railbanking n.— «The rail trail movement started as a grassroots effort in the 1960s but really picked up steam with the amendment of the National Trail Systems Act in 1983 to allow a process called “railbanking” to begin...
run-out concert n.— «In modern parlance, this was a classic “run-out” concert: a performance that took the orchestra…away from home base only long enough to make music and quickly leave town.» —“Riding the rail to...
seat of ease n.— «False Rail.—A rail fayed down upon the upper side of the main or upper rail of the head. It is to strengthen the head-rail, and forms the seat of ease at the after end next the bow.» —by Richard W. Meade A...
cheese cutter n. especially among motorcyclists, a roadway guard rail made of cable, rope, or high-tension wire. Editorial Note: Also, occasionally, cheese wires. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Arizona’s Ocean n.— «In 1853, had the Gadsden Purchase been squared off horizontally instead of following the existing rail line, Puerto Peñasco would be part of Arizona. So it is natural for many to refer to it as “Arizona’s...