Acela

əˈsɛlə

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#1·7h ago

(USA, rail transport) The service mark of Amtrak's high-speed rail service in the Northeast Corridor of the United States.

First, the party’s non-Trumpist faction — embodied by senators like Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski, various purple- and blue-state governors and most of the remaining Acela corridor conservatives, from lawyers and judges to lobbyists and…

Origin: A shortening of Acela Express, from a marketing coinage based on acceleration and excellence. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(US, by extension) The Northeastern United States, generally north and east of Washington, D.C.

First, the party’s non-Trumpist faction — embodied by senators like Mitt Romney and Lisa Murkowski, various purple- and blue-state governors and most of the remaining Acela corridor conservatives, from lawyers and judges to lobbyists and…

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