railway
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railway
- /ˈɹeɪlˌweɪ/ US, UK
- /ˈɹæɪlˌweɪ/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈɾelˌwe/ Scotland
- /ˈɾeilˌwei/ Wales
- /ˈɹælˌweɪ/ England, dialectal
- [ˈræu̯ˌwɛj] England, dialectal
Rhymes with -eɪlweɪ
Where it comes from
From rail + way.
noun railways
- A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods. 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 e
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A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
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
Similar: railline, rail line, railroad line, railroad track, rails, railtrack, rail track, railway line, railway track, train track
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: railway line, railroad, railroad track, railroad line, railway system, railroading, metro, subway, trackage, railcar, kcr, station, road, freight, rail, roads
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noun transport system using these rails
| Español | ferrocarril, ferrovía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 철도 cheoldo |
| 日本語 | 鉄道 tetsudō |
| 中文 | 鐵路 /铁路 tiělù, 鐵道 /铁道 tiědào, 火車道 /火车道 huǒchēdào |
| हिन्दी | रेलवे relve |
| Português | ferrovia |
| Français | chemin de fer |
| Deutsch | Eisenbahn, Bahn |
| Italiano | ferrovia |
| Ελληνικά | σιδηρόδρομος sidiródromos |
| Română | căi ferate |
| Русский | желе́зная доро́га želéznaja doróga |
| Tiếng Việt | đường sắt, đường ray |
| العربية | سِكَّة حَدِيدِيَّة sikka ḥadīdiyya, سِكَّة حَدِيد sikkat ḥadīd |
| עברית | מְסִלַּת בַּרְזֶל m'silát barzél, מסילת רכבת m'silát rakévet |
noun track, consisting of parallel rails
| Español | vía férrea, ferrocarril, línea férrea, carril ferroviario, carril ferrovial, ferrovía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 철도 cheoldo, 선로 seollo |
| 日本語 | 線路 senro |
| 中文 | 鐵路 /铁路 tiělù, 鐵道 /铁道 tiědào, 火車道 /火车道 huǒchēdào |
| Português | ferrovia, via-férrea, caminho de ferro, estrada de ferro |
| Français | chemin de fer, réseau ferroviaire, voie ferrée |
| Deutsch | Eisenbahnlinie, Gleis |
| Italiano | binario, rotaia, strada ferrata, ferrovia |
| Ελληνικά | σιδηρόδρομος sidiródromos |
| Română | cale ferată, rețea feroviară |
| Русский | желе́зная доро́га želéznaja doróga, колея́ kolejá, железнодоро́жный путь železnodoróžnyj putʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đường sắt |
| العربية | سِكَّة حَدِيدِيَّة sikka ḥadīdiyya, سِكَّة الْحَدِيد sikkat al-ḥadīd |
| עברית | מְסִלַּת בַּרְזֶל m'silát barzél |
Talk about this word "railway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/railway. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. railway. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/railway "railway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/railway.Cite this
@misc{railway_2026,
title = {railway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/railway},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
