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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rail•way /ˈreɪlˌweɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Rail Transporta railroad operating over short distances.
- British Terms, Rail Transportrailroad.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rail•way (rāl′wā′),USA pronunciation n. - Rail Transporta rail line with lighter-weight equipment and roadbed than a main-line railroad.
- Rail Transporta railroad, esp. one operating over relatively short distances.
- Rail TransportAlso called trackway. any line or lines of rails forming a road of flanged-wheel equipment.
- British Terms, Rail Transport[Chiefly Brit.]railroad.
rail′wayed′, adj. rail′way′less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: railway /ˈreɪlˌweɪ/, US railroad n - a permanent track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, for transport of passengers and goods in trains
- any track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run: a cable railway
- the entire equipment, rolling stock, buildings, property, and system of tracks used in such a transport system
- the organization responsible for operating a railway network
- (modifier) of, relating to, or used on a railway or railways: a railway engine, a railway strike
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