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Railway - 2 dictionary results

rail⋅way

[reyl-wey]
–noun
1. a rail line with lighter-weight equipment and roadbed than a main-line railroad.
2. a railroad, esp. one operating over relatively short distances.
3. Also called trackway. any line or lines of rails forming a road of flanged-wheel equipment.
4. Chiefly British. railroad.

Origin:
1770–80; rail 1 + way 1


railwayed, adjective
railwayless, adjective
rail·way   (rāl'wā')   
n.  
  1. A railroad, especially one operated over a limited area: a commuter railway.
  2. A track providing a runway for wheeled equipment.
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