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Definition of Railroad
1. Noun. Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight.
Exact synonyms: Railroad Line, Railway, Railway Line, Railway System
Specialized synonyms: Cable Railway, Funicular, Funicular Railway, Cog Railway, Rack Railway, El, Elevated, Elevated Railroad, Elevated Railway, Overhead Railway, Metro, Subway, Subway System, Tube, Underground, Monorail, Rail, Scenic Railway
Generic synonyms: Line
Specialized synonyms: Cable Railway, Funicular, Funicular Railway, Cog Railway, Rack Railway, El, Elevated, Elevated Railroad, Elevated Railway, Overhead Railway, Metro, Subway, Subway System, Tube, Underground, Monorail, Rail, Scenic Railway
Generic synonyms: Line
2. Verb. Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means. "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
3. Noun. A line of track providing a runway for wheels. "He walked along the railroad track"
Exact synonyms: Railroad Track, Railway
Specialized synonyms: Broad Gauge, Gantlet, Narrow Gauge, Railroad Siding, Sidetrack, Siding, Turnout, Standard Gauge, Switch
Group relationships: Line, Rail Line, Railway Line
Terms within: Crosstie, Railroad Tie, Sleeper, Tie, Rail, Rails, Runway, Track
Generic synonyms: Track
Specialized synonyms: Broad Gauge, Gantlet, Narrow Gauge, Railroad Siding, Sidetrack, Siding, Turnout, Standard Gauge, Switch
Group relationships: Line, Rail Line, Railway Line
Terms within: Crosstie, Railroad Tie, Sleeper, Tie, Rail, Rails, Runway, Track
Generic synonyms: Track
4. Verb. Supply with railroad lines. "Railroad the West"
5. Verb. Transport by railroad.
Definition of Railroad
1. n. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a bed or substructure.
2. v. t. To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Condress.
Definition of Railroad
1. to transport by railroad (a type of road on which locomotives are run) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Railroad
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