Meaning of loot rail | Babel Free

Definitions

The light rail system of Baltimore, regarded as a means for inner-city criminals to visit other districts to commit robbery.

US, derogatory, slang, uncountable

Examples

“The idea held great promise. […] So citizens said yes. But that was a year ago, before inner-city troubles arrived on the boxy white train with a blue stripe, before light rail became known as "loot rail."”

“[…] has launched the anti-“loot rail” movement as it has named itself as a play on “light rail,” but such fears are unwarranted and most thieves have access to automobiles.”

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