Acela

acela English Etymology A shortening of Acela Express, from a marketing coinage based on en acceleration and en excellence. Pronunciation en /əˈsɛlə/ Proper noun en USA rail transport The service mark of Amtrak's high-speed rail service in the Northeast Corridor of the United States. en US by extension The Northeastern United States, generally north and east of Washington, D.C. en Ross Douthat How the Republican Party Could Break The New York Times 2021-01-12 https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/opinion/trump-republican-party.html 0362-4331 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 staffers — pushes for a full repudiation of Trump and all his works, extending beyond impeachment to encompass support for social-media bans, F.B.I. surveillance of the MAGA universe and more. en High-speed rail