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railway

[reyl-wey]

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noun

a rail line with lighter-weight equipment and roadbed than a main-line railroad.

a railroad, especially one operating over relatively short distances.

Also called trackway. any line or lines of rails forming a road of flanged-wheel equipment.

Chiefly British. railroad.

Origin:
1770–80; rail¹ + way¹

Related forms

rail·wayed, adjective

rail·way·less, adjective

in·ter·rail·way, adjective

pre·rail·way, adjective

un·rail·wayed, adjective

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railway or (US) railroad (ˈreɪlˌweɪ)

—n
1.	a permanent track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, for transport of passengers and goods in trains
2.	any track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run: a cable railway
3.	the entire equipment, rolling stock, buildings, property, and system of tracks used in such a transport system
4.	the organization responsible for operating a railway network
5.	(modifier) of, relating to, or used on a railway or railways: a railway engine; a railway strike

railroad or (US) railroad

—n

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