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Acela

/əˈsɛlə/

Acela proper noun: the service mark of Amtrak's high-speed rail service in the Northeast Corridor of the United States.

Proper noun

Acela

  1. (US) The service mark of Amtrak's high-speed rail service in the Northeast Corridor of the United States.
  2. (US, broadly) The Northeastern United States, generally north and east of Washington, D.C.
    • First, the party’s non-Trumpist faction — embodied by senators like Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski, various purple- and blue-state governors and most of the remaining Acela corridor conservatives, from lawyers and judges to lobbyists and staffers — […].2021 January 12, Ross Douthat, “How the Republican Party Could Break”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Origin of Acela

A shortening of Acela Express, from a marketing coinage based on acceleration and excellence.

Phrases with Acela

Questions about Acela

What does Acela mean?
Acela means the service mark of Amtrak's high-speed rail service in the Northeast Corridor of the United States.
What part of speech is Acela?
Acela is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Acela?
Acela is pronounced /əˈsɛlə/.

Words near Acela in the dictionary

  1. Acehnese
  2. ACEI
  3. ACEIs
  4. Aceituno
  5. Aceitunos
  6. Acela
  7. Acela primary
  8. aceldama
  9. aceldamas
  10. aceless
  11. acelet

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