Railways

[reyl-wey]

rail·way

[reyl-wey]
noun
1.
a rail line with lighter-weight equipment and roadbed than a main-line railroad.
2.
a railroad, especially 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; rail1 + way1

rail·wayed, adjective
rail·way·less, adjective
in·ter·rail·way, adjective
pre·rail·way, adjective
un·rail·wayed, adjective
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