rail trail
rail trail noun: a former railway track converted into a multi-use path, typically as a greenway for walking and cycling.
Noun
rail trail (plural rail trails)
- A former railway track converted into a multi-use path, typically as a greenway for walking and cycling.
- As railroads fell into disuse, they left behind thousand of miles of corridor and, of course, potential trails. Today, the Great Lakes region of the Midwest boasts 381 rail-trails, and Wisconsin and Michigan are constantly vying for the most rail-trail miles of all 50 states and the more than 1500...2009, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Rail-Trails Midwest Great Lakes: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin, Wilderness Press, →ISBN, page 1
Forms of rail trail
| plural | rail trails |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rail-trail |
Questions about rail trail
- What does rail trail mean?
- Rail trail means a former railway track converted into a multi-use path, typically as a greenway for walking and cycling.
- What part of speech is rail trail?
- Rail trail is a noun.
- What is the plural of rail trail?
- The plural of rail trail is rail trails.
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