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rode the rails

rode the rails is the simple past 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 rode the rails

What is rode the rails the simple past of?
Rode the rails is the simple past of ride the rails.

Words near rode the rails in the dictionary

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

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