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railway
/ ˈɪˌɱɪ /
noun
a permanent track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, for transport of passengers and goods in trains
any track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run
a cable railway
the entire equipment, rolling stock, buildings, property, and system of tracks used in such a transport system
the organization responsible for operating a railway network
(modifier) of, relating to, or used on a railway or railways
a railway engine
a railway strike
Other Word Forms
- railwayed adjective
- railwayless adjective
- interrailway adjective
- prerailway adjective
- unrailwayed adjective
Example Sentences
Following last November's disaster at Novi Sad railway station – where 16 people died when a concrete canopy collapsed – students launched protests, and the festival offered its support to them.
They cite, as a prime example, the Belgrade Waterfront residential and retail project, constructed by Emirati developers on land owned by Serbia's railways.
You will not be riding on these railways, or getting energy from new nuclear plants in this Parliament.
Rail campaigners have battled for £1.5m government cash in the upcoming Spending Review to make a business case for a railway link in Devon.
One of their jobs was salvaging metal, including railway track, abandoned by British Aluminium which operated a smelter in Fort William.
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