railed

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of rail.

   The senator railed against corruption throughout the debate.

   Critics have railed at the studio's casting choices for years.

   Note

   One spelling serves two grammatical roles. In "he railed" it is the simple past, and in "has railed" or "was railed" it is the participle of the perfect and the passive. With against or at, it introduces the target of a complaint. A passive such as "the yard was railed" sits close to the adjective meaning fitted with rails. The slang uses are vulgar or about drugs, so keep them out of neutral writing.

2. 2
   adjective

   Furnished with a rail or railing, as along an edge, stairway, or platform.

   The railed balcony kept the children well away from the drop below.

   Visitors walked along the railed walkway overlooking the harbor.

   Similarfenced, enclosed

   Oppositeunfenced, open

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