Acela
/əˈsɛlə/ name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The service mark of Amtrak's high-speed rail service in the Northeast Corridor of the United States. US
- 2 The Northeastern United States, generally north and east of Washington, D.C. US, broadly
"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 — […]."
Example
More examples"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 — […]."
Etymology
A shortening of Acela Express, from a marketing coinage based on acceleration and excellence.