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1. (n.) railroad
a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
2. railroad
an entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc.
3. (v.t.) railroad
to transport by means of a railroad.
4. railroad
to supply with railroads.
5. railroad
to push (a law or bill) hastily through a legislature so that there is not time enough for objections to be considered.
6. railroad
to pressure or coerce into a hasty action or decision.
7. railroad
to convict in a hasty manner by means of false charges or insufficient evidence.
8. (v.i.) railroad
to work on a railroad.
Etymology: (1750–60)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
2. (verb) railroad track, railroad, railway
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
"he walked along the railroad track"
3. (verb) dragoon, sandbag, railroad
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
"They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
4. (verb) railroad
supply with railroad lines
"railroad the West"
5. (verb) railroad
transport by railroad
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Railroad
alt. of Railway
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Sense: (American) a railway.
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 Afrikaans: treinspoor |
 Arabic: خَط سِكَّة حَديد |
 Bulgarian: жп линия |
 Brazilian: estrada de ferro |
 Czech: železnice |
 German: die Eisenbahn |
 Danish: jernbane |
 Greek: σιδηρόδρομος |
 Spanish: ferrocarril |
 Estonian: raudtee |
 Farsi: راه آهن؛ خط آهن |
 Finnish: rautatie |
 French: chemin de fer |
 Hebrew: מְסִילַת בּרזֵל |
 Hindi: रेलमार्ग, रेलवे |
 Croatian: željeznica |
 Hungarian: vasút |
 Indonesian: rel kereta api |
 Icelandic: járnbraut |
 Italian: ferrovia |
 Japanese: 鉄道 |
 Korean: 철도 |
 Lithuanian: geležinkelis |
 Latvian: dzelzceļš |
 Malay: laluan kereta api |
 Dutch: spoorweg |
 Norwegian: jernbane |
 Polish: kolej |
 Persian: راه آهن؛ خط آهن |
 Pashto: داورګاډى لار، داوسپنې پټل |
 Portuguese: caminho de ferro |
 Romanian: cale ferată |
 Russian: железная дорога |
 Slovak: železnica |
 Slovenian: železnica |
 Serbian: železnička pruga |
 Swedish: järnväg |
 Thai: ทางรถไฟ |
 Turkish: demir yolu |
 Taiwanese: 鐵路 |
 Ukrainian: залізниця; залізнична кол |
 Urdu: ریلوے لاءن |
 Vietnamese: đường xe lửa |
 Chinese: 铁路 |
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