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railroad
[ reyl-rohd ]
noun
- an 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.
- Bowling. a split.
- railroads, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.
verb (used with object)
- to transport by means of a railroad.
- to supply with railroads.
- Informal. to push (a law or bill) hastily through a legislature so that there is not time enough for objections to be considered.
- Informal. to convict (a person) in a hasty manner by means of false charges or insufficient evidence:
The prisoner insisted he had been railroaded.
verb (used without object)
- to work on a railroad.
railroad
/ ˈɪˌəʊ /
noun
- the usual US word for railway
verb
- informal.tr to force (a person) into (an action) with haste or by unfair means
Other 51Թ Forms
- ԴDz·۴Dz adjective
- ·۴Dz adjective
- ·۴Dz adjective
- ܲ·۴Dze adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of railroad1
Example Sentences
The temporary disruptions come just weeks after transportation authorities called for emergency repairs “to stabilize four areas most vulnerable to failure above the railroad track through San Clemente,” according to the Orange County Transportation Authority.
DUNSMUIR, Calif. — Less than a half a mile from the city limits of this Northern California railroad town is a natural wonder so enchanting that locals compare it to geologic features in Yosemite or Yellowstone.
The story is rooted in chilling and realistic descriptions of slavery on a Georgia plantation, but here the famed path to freedom is a literal underground railroad.
The Public Utilities Commission was created as the Railroad Commission in the late 1870s, after the completion of the transcontinental railroad.
The city was founded in 1781 and grew up on railroads and oil, at one time accounting for as much as 25% of the world’s oil output.
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