What does RAILS mean?
Definitions for RAILS
rails
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Princeton's WordNet
track, rail, rails, runwaynoun
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
ChatGPT
rails
Rails refers to a framework that is used to build web applications. It is a software library that extends the Ruby programming language, streamlining web application development with default structures for databases, webpages, and web services. "Rails" also commonly refers to tracks for trains, with steel bars providing a surface for wheels to move on. Therefore, the general definition could vary based on context.
Wikidata
rails
filler description
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
rails
Narrow pieces of wood, with mouldings as ornaments, mortised into the heads of stanchions, or nailed for ornament on several parts of a ship's upper works.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
rails
See Ordnance, Carriages for, Sea-coast Carriages.
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Anagrams for RAILS »
rials
lairs
liars
arils
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of RAILS in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of RAILS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of RAILS in a Sentence
Rails that kiss derail; Rails that deviate, too. (Rails qui s'embrassent déraillent; Rails qui s'écartent de même)”
It’s pointless to try to convince him of anything. He’s gone off the rails. We’re in Crazytown, i don’t even know why any of us are here. This is the worst job I’ve ever had.
We all used to carry this stuff. I called it skunk oil, we poured it in a 2-gallon can, poured it out, and threw a match in it, and it'd start a fire along all the rails. We're talking in the mid -'70s. Nowadays you'd get in big trouble doing that.
I think everyone wants it to work because Prince Harry is adored around the world, he’s the little boy who lost his mother at 12. He was a slightly off the rails teenager who became a war hero fighting on the frontlines… We want the fairy tale, which has had some tragic lows across the last 30-40 years. The overriding message of the documentary is 'fingers crossed.' Meghan Markle with Prince Harry after their engagement announcement. (Reuters) But those in the documentary warned that this world is not without its pitfalls, Bullen said. You marry into a world that’s diamonds and furs and castles and servants and literally knights in shining armor. But it all comes with a price. Are you ready to pay that price?
It's interesting because the show is built in such a way that the heroes of the show are doing a lot of 'bad things' like killing people and stuff like that, i think Cooper Saxe thinks of himself 'I'm the hero of my own story.' I go off the rails a little bit and I begin to compromise my ethics, but I'm always after something.
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