railway
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈreɪlweɪ/
- UK
:
ferrocarril
- Our boss had taken us from the railway station in Mainz to her hotel.
- a railway station
- railway track
- railway noise
Is it a pneumatic railway in the South of England?
- Is it a pneumatic railway in the South of England?
- But here he held fast and the Allied forces could not take the railway.
- You notice that they, they make their way back to Britain, not by ship, but by the Trans Siberian Railway.
- But through force of will and effort, they've managed to change the cart onto a different set of railway tracks.
- Right now, the only way in and out of Ukraine is through roadways that are in the mountains and old defunct railways.
- They've made the gauge of the railways unique, so when you renew your stock, you have to go back to China.
- So this is when the London Underground and the other railway is not running through White Chapel or trains are not stopping in White Chapel.
Examples
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We present evidence of an adverse effect of railway noise on blood pressure, especially for nighttime exposure.
Academic text (2012) -
I met him this morning at the railway station.
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The company has to pay the government for the value of the land on the basis that the the railway had not been built.
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But officers are working along the entire railway.
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Before the operation of the railway, transportation between the coast and highland regions was limited.
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So there are seven mainline railway stations in Paris.
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She saw her husband at the railway yard.
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When not in use, the railway tracks serve as an impromptu market.
Academic text (2008) -
In Europe, older settlement patterns persisted, and the railway was built to serve an already existing urban society.
Academic text (1999) -
I met him this morning at the railway station.
Synonyms
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1.0
A system of tracks and trains that carries people or goods
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2.5
Two metal rails on the ground that trains run on
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2.8
Tracks and the ground they sit on that form a route for trains
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2.1
A set of tracks that trains use to travel between places
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2.7
A company that runs trains to carry people or goods on tracks
Compounds
- UK
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3.8
A place with many train tracks where train engines and cars are kept and fixed
- Specialized
A railway for steep hills where a gear on the train fits into a toothed rail to prevent slipping
- Specialized
A steep railway with two cars joined by a cable that balance each other
- Specialized
A railway for steep hills where a gear on the train fits a central toothed rail to climb safely
A secret U.S. network that helped enslaved people escape to free states or Canada before the Civil War
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Railway comes from rail, a 'metal bar' for train wheels, and way, a 'path', which gives a clear image of two metal lines forming a road for trains. That's why a railway is the system of tracks and the route along which trains run.