society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road laid with parallel planks, slabs, or rails > [noun] > laid with rails
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1861 N. A. WoodsPrince of Wales in Canada & U.S. xviii. 357 The first part of the journey was over what is termed a ‘strap road,’ one of the most unsafe varieties of railway ever used.