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to railroad

to railroad

1 2.1
To send people or goods by train
  • verb
  • /ˈreɪlˌrɔrd/
  • Archaic
: transportar por ferrocarril
  • They used the train to railroad supplies to the remote village after the flood.

Examples

  • The company plans to railroad the new products to stores across the country by the end of the month.

  • We need to railroad the shipment of goods to meet the customer demand this week.

  • Supposing Mr. Cates had the influence and the lung power to railroad through the state legislature a law saying that only Darwin could be taught in school?

Synonyms

to freight
vsto railroad
1 3.9

To send goods by ship, train, or plane

is specific to moving people or goods only by train
to rail
vsto railroad
1 2.4

To travel by train

focuses on moving people or goods as transport rather than casual travel

Compounds

36 2.5

Two metal rails on the ground that trains run on

Secret network that helped enslaved people escape to free states and Canada

Secret network that helps migrants reach safety across borders

7 2.5

A vehicle on railway tracks that carries people or goods

6 1.5

A place where trains stop to pick up or drop off people and goods

4 4.2

A man who works on trains or train tracks

3 1.8

A long line of connected cars that runs on tracks and carries people or goods

railroad tie
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A heavy wooden or concrete beam laid across railway tracks to hold rails in place

2 2.7

A company that runs trains to carry people or goods

A person who drives a train and controls its engine

railroad bed
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A layer of earth and stones under train tracks that supports them

railroad siding
  • Specialized
1 4.6

A short extra track beside the main track where trains stop to let other trains pass

1 8.1

An apartment with all rooms in a row connected by doors, often with no hallway

1 3.5

A tunnel built for trains to pass through hills or under cities

A station at the end of a train line where trains load or unload people and goods

A raised track where electric trains run above the street on metal columns

1 2.0

A paper or card that lets you travel by train

1 9.9

A young insect that makes holes in apples and eats their insides

9.3

A low plant with long spreading stems and bright purple flowers that grows on coastal sand dunes

A woman who works for a train company

Surface Forms

railroad infinitive
railroaded past
railroaded past participle
railroading present participle
railroads third person singular

Etymology

This sense of railroad comes from using the railroad to move things; to railroad goods or people is to send them by train. That is why the verb means 'to transport by railroad'.