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loot rail

loot rail noun: the light rail system of Baltimore, regarded as a means for inner-city criminals to visit other districts to commit robbery.

Noun

loot rail (uncountable)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) The light rail system of Baltimore, regarded as a means for inner-city criminals to visit other districts to commit robbery.
    • The idea held great promise. […] So citizens said yes. But that was a year ago, before inner-city troubles arrived on the boxy white train with a blue stripe, before light rail became known as "loot rail."1994, U.S. News & World Report, volume 117, page 18
    • […] has launched the anti-“loot rail” movement as it has named itself as a play on “light rail,” but such fears are unwarranted and most thieves have access to automobiles.2004, James A. Kushner, The Post-Automobile City, page 52

Origin of loot rail

Blend of loot + light rail.

Questions about loot rail

What does loot rail mean?
Loot rail means the light rail system of Baltimore, regarded as a means for inner-city criminals to visit other districts to commit robbery.
What part of speech is loot rail?
Loot rail is a noun.

Words near loot rail in the dictionary

  1. loot
  2. loot box
  3. loot boxes
  4. loot crate
  5. loot crates
  6. loot rail
  7. loot whore
  8. loot whores
  9. lootable
  10. lootah
  11. lootahs

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