Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Via a train.
Cotton was increasingly shipped by rail.
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APA
by rail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20rail
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“by rail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20rail. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by rail,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20rail.
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