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ridden the rails

ridden the rails is the past participle of ride the rails.

Meaning of ride the rails

Verb

ride the rails (third-person singular simple present rides the rails, present participle riding the rails, simple past rode the rails, past participle ridden the rails)

  1. (idiomatic) To travel by railway train, trolley, etc.
    • He had bummed his way around the West riding the rails.1935 May 13, “Gas Man's Trial”, in Time

Questions about ridden the rails

What is ridden the rails the past participle of?
Ridden the rails is the past participle of ride the rails.

Words near ridden the rails in the dictionary

  1. ridden the crest of the wave
  2. ridden the fair
  3. ridden the high horse
  4. ridden the pine
  5. ridden the rail
  6. ridden the rails
  7. ridden the rods
  8. ridden the short bus
  9. ridden the three-legged mare
  10. ridden the tiger
  11. ridden the wave

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