rail roko

noun

a form of protest, usually involving a large number of people blocking a railway.

OriginHindi रेल रोको →
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Meanings

nounrail roko (plural rail rokos)

plural rail rokos

  1. Indiaa form of protest, usually involving a large number of people blocking a railway.

    Around 400 activists of various political parties were taken into custody when they tried to stage a day-long rail roko here on Monday.

    2010 August 3, The Times of India

Origin

  1. Hindiरेल रोको
  2. Englishrail roko

Borrowed from Hindi रेल रोको (rel roko, literally “obstruct the rail”).

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