"ride the rods" meaning in All languages combined

See ride the rods on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: rides the rods [present, singular, third-person], riding the rods [participle, present], rode the rods [past], ridden the rods [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|ride<,,rode,ridden> the rods}} ride the rods (third-person singular simple present rides the rods, present participle riding the rods, simple past rode the rods, past participle ridden the rods)
  1. (US, slang) To travel illicitly by clinging to the supporting rods under a freight train. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-ride_the_rods-en-verb-HyZYa33z Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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