Raillike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a rail (the bird).

    "This is the only long flight I have seen and it reminded me of the flight of a water ouzel. The other two flights I have seen were short and raillike."

Example

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"This is the only long flight I have seen and it reminded me of the flight of a water ouzel. The other two flights I have seen were short and raillike."

Etymology

From rail + -like.

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