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单词 railwaying
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railwayingn.

Brit. /ˈreɪlweɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈreɪlˌweɪɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: railway n., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < railway n. + -ing suffix1. Compare slightly later railway v. Compare also slightly earlier railroading n.
1. The construction of railways. Obsolete. rare.
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1839 T. Carlyle Chartism viii. 87 The Saxon kindred burst forth into cotton-spinning,..railwaying.
1851 T. Carlyle Let. 18 July in D. C. Eddy Europa (ed. 11) 182 These times of banking, railwaying, printing and penny posting.
2. The action or practice of travelling by rail. Cf. railway v. 2.
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society > travel > rail travel > [noun]
railway travelling1837
railroading1842
railwaying1843
rail travel1849
train travel1857
1843 Change for Amer. Notes Pref. p. v Long suffering in sea-sickness sprightlily described, considerable railwaying—or, as it is sometimes called, railing—horror of tobacco, awe at Niagara, and lo! an English work upon the United States of North America.
1860 J. W. Carlyle Lett. III. 36 Sailing, which he prefers infinitely to railwaying.
1914 Times 7 July 16/7 (advt.) Maps for walking, motoring, railwaying.
1999 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 10 July 20 The line climbs higher than Beattock Summit on the Glasgow–Carlisle main line... This is real railwaying.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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