railroading

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railroading

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of railroad

noun railroadings

US, uncountable, usually The operation of a railroad. The recommendations of the Air Brake Association and the rules of the other railroads cited in this report differ in some respects, but the underlying intent of all is the common desire to prevent the most feared event in railroading - the irrevocable loss of control of trains descending mountain gr
US, uncountable, usually The class of people, equipment, terminology, and lore pertaining to railroads.
figuratively, uncountable, usually A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration. Some at City Hall are perturbed that delivering the superhighway and other cycling schemes is becoming a “railroading” exercise.

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@misc{railroading_2026,
  title = {railroading},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/railroading},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}