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Definition of Railroad
1. Verb. Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means. "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone"
2. Noun. Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight.
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
3. Verb. Supply with railroad lines. "Railroad the West"
4. Noun. A line of track providing a runway for wheels. "He walked along the railroad 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
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. Noun. A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on. ¹
2. Noun. The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train. ¹
3. Noun. A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads and usually associated assets ¹
4. Noun. (figuratively) A procedure conducted or bullied in haste without due consideration. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To transport via railroad. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To operate a railroad. ¹
7. Verb. (intransitive) To work for a railroad. ¹
8. Verb. (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads. ¹
9. Verb. (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution. ¹
10. Verb. (transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process. ¹
11. Verb. (transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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
Literary usage of Railroad
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annual Report by New Jersey Civil Service Commission (1910)
"Albany and Susquehanna railroad Company, The Albany and Vermont railroad Company
... Boston and Albany railroad Company. Buffalo, Bradford and Pittsburgh ..."
2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"1849 for the consolidation of the Elizabeth and Somerville railroad Company and
... Eastern railroad Company, and has since absorbed the Newark and New York ..."
3. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1913)
"See railroad law. Maintenance and repair. Keeping the line open. U. E: Hungerford.
... Influence of the personality of the railroad executive. H. Emerson. ..."
4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1917)
"Outlook 115:696- 8 Ap 18 '17 Motor-car travel greater than steam-railroad travel.
Lit Digest 54:164 Ja 20 '17 Life of James J. Hill. ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"Following the death of the late CP Huntington the Union Pacific railroad Company
acquired a large block of Southern Pacific Company stock and this was ..."
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