Definitions for railwayˈreɪlˌweɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rail•wayˈreɪlˌweɪ(n.)
a railroad using lightweight equipment or operating over short distances.
Category: Railroads
a line of rails forming a road for flanged-wheel equipment.
Category: Railroads
Chiefly Brit.
Category: British, Railroads
Ref: railroad
Origin of railway:
1770–80
Princeton's WordNet
railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system(noun)
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
railroad track, railroad, railway(noun)
a line of track providing a runway for wheels
"he walked along the railroad track"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
railway(noun)ˈreɪlˌweɪ
a track on which trains travel
warnings to keep off the railroad
railwayˈreɪlˌweɪ
a company that operates trains
railroad executives
Wiktionary
railway(Noun)
A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles may travel.
railway(Noun)
A transport system using these rails used to move passengers or goods.
Origin: rail + way
Webster Dictionary
Railway(noun)
a road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure
Railway(noun)
the road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings, rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been put into the hands of a receiver
Translations for railway
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
railway(noun)
a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run
They're building a new railway; (also adjective) a railway station.
- treinAfrikaans
- خَط سِكَّة حَديدArabic
- жп линияBulgarian
- ferroviaPortuguese (BR)
- železnice; železničníCzech
- die Eisenbahn; Eisenbahn...German
- jernbane; jernbane-Danish
- σιδηρόδρομοςGreek
- vía; línea de ferrocarrilSpanish
- raudteeEstonian
- راه آهنFarsi
- rautatieFinnish
- (de) chemin de ferFrench
- רַכֶּבֶתHebrew
- रेलमार्गHindi
- željeznička postajaCroatian
- vasútHungarian
- jalan kereta apiIndonesian
- járnbrautIcelandic
- ferroviaItalian
- 鉄道Japanese
- 철도(선로)Korean
- geležinkelisLithuanian
- dzelzceļšLatvian
- landasan kereta apiMalay
- spoorwegDutch
- jernbaneNorwegian
- linia kolejowaPolish
- راه آهنPersian
- دكټارو ميليPashto
- caminho de ferroPortuguese
- (de) cale feratăRomanian
- железная дорогаRussian
- železnica; železničnýSlovak
- železnicaSlovenian
- železnicaSerbian
- järnvägSwedish
- รางรถไฟThai
- demir yoluTurkish
- 鐵路Chinese (Trad.)
- залізнична коліяUkrainian
- ریل کی پٹریUrdu
- đường sắtVietnamese
- 铁路Chinese (Simp.)
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