permanent way
the roadbed and track of a railroad.
Origin of permanent way
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How to use permanent way in a sentence
Stimulus works when it is novel and rare, not a permanent way of life.
There is a sharp curve in the permanent way outside the station, so that a train is on you all of a sudden.
Uncanny Tales | VariousThey did not expect to see such fine carriages, such handsome dining saloons, nor such permanent way and stations.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowHe patented, with these modifications of the permanent way, several of his improvements of the engine.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine | Robert H. ThurstonWhile paying this visit he said that he would like to show his regard for the great man in some permanent way.
He gently kicked a little pebble from the dingy gray-drab of the asphalt on to the permanent way.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas Malet
British Dictionary definitions for permanent way
mainly British the track of a railway, including the ballast, sleepers, rails, etc
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