Definitions for Railway
ˈreɪlˌweɪRail·way

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway systemnoun

   line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

2. railroad track, railroad, railwaynoun

   a line of track providing a runway for wheels

   "he walked along the railroad track"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. railwaynoun

   A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles may travel.

2. railwaynoun

   A transport system using these rails used to move passengers or goods.

3. Etymology: rail + way

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Railwaynoun

   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

2. Railwaynoun

   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

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. railway

   A type of rail transport system.

   Railway lines are maintained efficiently and we feel very grateful to have this form of travel.

   Submitted by MaryC on April 28, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Line
   • Track

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Railway' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1420

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Railway' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1997

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Railway' in Nouns Frequency: #503

How to pronounce Railway?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Railway in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Railway in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Railway in a Sentence

1. Reporter Hugo Clément:

   We were just doing our job. They say we were trespassing, but we were just filming in a public space. I was not blocking the railway.

2. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   They occupied a railway station, they refused to be fingerprinted, they did not cooperate and they refused to enter facilities where they could receive care, such as food, water, shelter or medical treatment. They have rebelled against Hungarian law.

3. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban:

   Considering that we are facing a rebellion by illegal migrants, police have done their job in a remarkable way, without using force, they have seized railway stations, refused to give fingerprints, failed to cooperate, and are unwilling to go to places where they would get food, water, accommodation and medical care ... They have rebelled against Hungarian legal order.

4. Narendra Modi:

   From nuclear cooperation to railway locomotives, we are sowing the seeds of an ever-tightening web of cooperation between our two countries.

5. Wang Wei:

   Chinese official have seldom promoted the beauty of the railway and trains, they have never taken pictures of what I've been taken.

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