Meaning of railroad | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, so-named for the Northern Central Railway.
2. A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
   Philippines, US
3. A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on
4. A township in Starke County, Indiana, United States.
5. The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
   US
6. The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train
7. A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets
8. A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
   figuratively
9. A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration
10. To transport via railroad

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Examples

“Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land or water roads.”

“Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each other.”

“The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed.”

“Gregory Scroggins, a PWA [person with AIDS] in Georgia who was found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder for biting a cop during arrest. It took only three days in October of 1989 to charge, try, convict and sentence Scroggins, who is now serving a 10-year sentence and has been denied bail (and medical treatment) pending appeal. […] Judy Siff of ACT/UP/Atlanta told GCN that Scroggins' case was a "railroad" of unbelievable proportions.”

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