railway

Definitions

1. A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, UK
2. A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods
3. A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
   Commonwealth, Ireland, Philippines, UK
4. A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel

Equivalents

Examples

“That the young Mr. Churchills liked—but they did not like⟳ him coming round of an evening and drinking weak whisky-and-water while he held forth on railway debentures and corporation loans. Mr. Barrett, however, by fawning and flattery, seemed to be able to make⟳ not only Mrs. Churchill but everyone else do what he desired.”

“His interest⟳ in railways is not the quality that marks Pearson out. Everyone was interested in railways. Over a thousand miles of them opened between 1837 and 1845, most of what would become⟳ the national network. [...] You needed an Act of Parliament to build⟳ a railway; but that wasn't very hard to obtain⟳ if you could give⟳ the appearance of adequately funded competence.”

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