railroad
an entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc.; the entire railway plant, including fixed and movable property.
the company of persons owning or operating such a plant.
Bowling. a split.
railroads, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.
to transport by means of a railroad.
to supply with railroads.
Informal. to push (a law or bill) hastily through a legislature so that there is not time enough for objections to be considered.
Informal. to convict (a person) in a hasty manner by means of false charges or insufficient evidence: The prisoner insisted he had been railroaded.
to work on a railroad.
Origin of railroad
1Other words from railroad
- non·rail·road, adjective
- pre·rail·road, adjective
- pro·rail·road, adjective
- un·rail·road·ed, adjective
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How to use railroad in a sentence
Interestingly, railroad lines often provide not only habitat, but also linear travel corridors that connect open green spaces.
Four wild animals that are thriving in cities | By Ryan Chelius/Outdoor Life | February 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe country’s passenger railroad is spending $3 million in cash bonuses to encourage workers to get a coronavirus vaccine, an effort to speed protection of its workforce and passengers.
Get paid for getting a coronavirus vaccine? Amtrak offers a cash bonus to workers who get vaccinated. | Luz Lazo | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostShe said the railroad can report security issues, including mask policy violators, to the TSA for further investigation and potential civil fines.
Transportation agencies wrestle with new federal mask mandate | Luz Lazo, Lori Aratani, Justin George | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostThe technology, being tested in Japan, would also revolutionize train travel in the country and operate separately from existing railroad lines.
D.C. warns a maglev stop at Mount Vernon Square would bring disruption | Luz Lazo | January 25, 2021 | Washington PostDeputies with the Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office found Mitchell in the woods near some railroad tracks and not far from the crash site.
Shootings leave 3 dead in Prince William, Fauquier counties | Dana Hedgpeth | January 7, 2021 | Washington Post
It was from a former railroad Commission employee who had gone to work for an oil and gas developer.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA railroad Commission employee drove him 80 miles to his home in Freer.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKocurek and Wright, who worked in different railroad Commission districts, were fired within months of each other in 2013.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut two oil and gas inspectors for the Texas railroad Commission may have done their jobs just a little too well.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe said he prefers to forget about his 18-month stint with the railroad Commission.
Two Texas Regulators Tried to Enforce the Rules. They Were Fired. | David Hasemyer, InsideClimate News | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt six o'clock I felt once more the welcome motion of a railroad car, and at eight was in Venice.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyThe old stage-road from Dublin to Galway measures 133 miles, or nearly seven more than the railroad.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyA little inquiry by the officers showed that the trouble originated in the rejection of the bills by the railroad.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousProbably he indited something fully equal to the London Times Georgia railroad story.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; | VariousIt may be that gasolene and repairs cost more than a railroad fare once a week, but I have abstained from making a comparison.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for railroad
/ (ˈreɪlˌrəʊd) /
the usual US word for railway
(tr) informal to force (a person) into (an action) with haste or by unfair means
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