on rails

prepositional phrase

Rail-based.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. video gamesRail-based.
  2. video gamesConstrained to travel along a preset fixed path.

    So, first of all, let's clear it out of the way: it is not possible to deorbit any of the moons in the game. They are all on rails, and nothing you can do will adjust their orbit in any way whatsoever.

    2012 November 10, Scott Manley, 0:18 from the start, in What does it Take To Deorbit A Moon In Kerbal Space Program, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2022
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, rails.
Cite this entry
APA

on rails. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20rails

MLA

“on rails.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20rails. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on rails,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20rails.

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