"anti-rail" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From anti- + rail. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anti-|rail}} anti- + rail Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} anti-rail
  1. Alternative form of antirail. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: antirail
    Sense id: en-anti-rail-en-adj-uPnqrOts Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-

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          "text": "Wellings has form here, having in 2015 written a pamphlet with long-time anti-rail campaigner Paul Withrington entitled Paving over the Tracks: a Better Use of Britain's Railways.",
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