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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rail•road•er (rāl′rō′dər),USA pronunciation n. - Rail Transporta person employed in the operation or management of a railroad.
- railroad + -er1 1855–60, American.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rail•road /ˈreɪlˌroʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Rail Transporta permanent road made of rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for carrying passengers, freight, and mail.
- Rail Transportan entire system of such roads together with its engines, cars, buildings, etc.:a transcontinental railroad.
v. [~ + object] - Rail Transportto transport by means of a railroad.
- Informal Termsto push (a law or bill) quickly through a law-making body so that there is not enough time for objections to be considered.
- to pressure, force, or coerce into an action or decision too quickly:We were railroaded into signing a bad deal.
- Informal Termsto convict (a defendant in a trial) too quickly and by means of false charges.
rail•road•er, n. [countable] rail•road•ing, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rail•road (rāl′rōd′),USA pronunciation n. - Rail Transporta permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
- Rail Transportan entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc.;
the entire railway plant, including fixed and movable property. - the company of persons owning or operating such a plant.
- Sport[Bowling.]a split.
- railroads, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.
v.t. - Rail Transportto transport by means of a railroad.
- Rail Transportto supply with railroads.
- Informal Termsto push (a law or bill) hastily through a legislature so that there is not time enough for objections to be considered.
- Informal Termsto convict (a person) in a hasty manner by means of false charges or insufficient evidence:The prisoner insisted he had been railroaded.
v.i. - Rail Transportto work on a railroad.
- 1750–60; 1875–85 for def. 9; rail1 + road
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