railroading
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- noun
- /ˈreɪlˌroʊdɪŋ/
- US
:
ferroviaria
- "We don't just take trains and try to run them 'round and 'round; we duplicate as meticulously as possible the real world of railroading," Richards said.
- model railroading
- garden railroading
- history of railroading
Examples
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Many enthusiasts enjoy railroading as a hobby, creating detailed models of trains and tracks.
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The history of railroading in the United States dates back to the early 1800s.
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And he loved railroading, too.
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Oh, no, no, we were just doing a little model railroading.
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His longest encounter with railroading was in the private car provided to him by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
Academic text (2003) -
The taster and lighter diesel-electrics began to replace steam in the 1940s, bringing an end to a great era in American railroading.
Academic text (2005) -
Engineering professors at Johns Hopkins University had no difficulty persuading their students to gain "practical experience" in railroading, which they claimed would prove more valuable than "theoretical work."
Academic text (1994) -
He learned all about railroading while working on the construction of a new train line.
Synonyms
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The planning, building, and running of trains, tracks, and stations
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Railroading comes from railroad, which joins rail ('a metal bar that guides a train') and road ('a way'). So, railroading is the work of making and running 'roads' for trains, which is why it means designing, building, and operating train tracks.