railroad
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railroad¹
- /ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/ US
- /ˈɹeɪɹoʊd/ US
- /ˈɹeɪlɹəʊd/ UK
Rhymes with -eɪlɹoʊd, -eɪlɹəʊd
Where it comes from
From rail + road.
noun railroads
- A permanent track consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on. Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land or water roads.
- The transportation system comprising such tracks and vehicles fitted to travel on the rails, usually with several vehicles connected together in a train.
- A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such tracks and usually associated assets Railroads can only compete fully if their tracks are technically compatible with and linked to each other.
- A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration. The lawyers made the procedure a railroad to get the signatures they needed.
Similar: railway
verb railroads · railroading · railroaded
- To transport via railroad.
- To operate a railroad. The Thatcherite experiment proved the private sector can railroad as inefficiently as a state monopoly.
- To work for a railroad. She used to railroad for the Southern Pacific.
- To travel by railroad.
- To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
- To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution. The majority railroaded the bill through parliament, without the customary expert studies which would delay it till after the elections.
- To convict of a crime by circumventing due process. They could only convict him by railroading him on suspect drug-possession charges.
- To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement. He was railroaded into signing a non-disclosure agreement at his exit interview.
- To force players to follow the dungeon master's planned plot rather than improvise an alternative story.
- To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically. If you are upholstering a larger item, such as a sofa, it's a good idea to see if the fabric you are buying can be railroaded. Railroading refers to being able to run the fabric from left to right, rather than the conventional top to bottom. […][W]hen a pattern is railroaded you can turn it on its s
Railroad²
proper noun
- A borough in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, so-named for the Northern Central Railway.
- A township in Starke County, Indiana, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: railway line, railway, dragoon, railroad line, railway system, trackage, railcar, station, road, rail, path, way, sink, chemin, track, train
noun
Similar: railway
Translations
Every language
verb to transport via railroad
| 日本語 | 鉄道輸送する tetsudō-yusō suru |
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verb to operate a railroad
| 日本語 | 鉄道を経営する tetsudō wo keiei suru |
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verb to engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads
| 日本語 | 鉄道模型をする tetsudō-mokei wo suru |
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verb to manipulate and hasten a procedure
| Deutsch | peitschen (durch) |
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verb to prepare a rapid summary process
| 日本語 | 強引に通過させる gōin ni tsūka saseru |
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Talk about this word "railroad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/railroad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. railroad. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/railroad "railroad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/railroad.Cite this
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title = {railroad},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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