Railway
11railway — (BrE) (AmE railroad) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ mainline (esp. BrE) ▪ high speed ▪ disused (BrE) ▪ narrow gauge, standard gauge …
12railway — Synonyms and related words: L, branch, cable railway, cog railway, el, electric railway, elevated, elevated railway, embankment, feeder, feeder line, gravity operated railway, horse railway, junction, light railroad, line, main line, metro,… …
13railway */*/*/ — UK [ˈreɪlweɪ] / US noun Word forms railway : singular railway plural railways British 1) a) [countable] the metal track that trains travel on. The American word is railroad The path continues along a disused railway. b) [only before noun]… …
14railway — railwayed, adj. railwayless, adj. /rayl way /, n. 1. a rail line with lighter weight equipment and roadbed than a main line railroad. 2. a railroad, esp. one operating over relatively short distances. 3. Also called trackway. any line or lines of …
15railway — [[t]re͟ɪlweɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ railways 1) N COUNT A railway is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. [mainly BRIT] The road ran beside a railway. ...a disused railway line. (in AM, usually use railroad) 2) N COUNT A railway …
16railway — n. 1) (esp. BE) see railroadI 2) a scenic railway (BE) 3) a cog; rack railway 4) a narrow gauge; normal gauge railway * * * [ reɪlweɪ] normal gauge railway rack railway (esp. BE) see railroad I a cog a narrow gauge a scenic railway …
17railway*/*/*/ — [ˈreɪlweɪ] noun [C] British 1) the system of travelling by train, and all the people and things that are connected with it a railway station/carriage[/ex] She s worked on the railways all her life.[/ex] 2) railway or railway line the metal track… …
18Railway — Chemin de fer Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chemin de fer (homonymie). Voie ferrée électrifiée …
19railway — / reɪlweɪ/ noun a system using trains to carry passengers and goods ● The local railway station has frequent trains to London. ● They are planning to close the railway line as it isn’t economic. ● The country’s railway network is being modernised …
20railway — n. 1 a track or set of tracks made of steel rails upon which goods trucks and passenger trains run. 2 such a system worked by a single company (Great Western Railway). 3 the organization and personnel required for its working. 4 a similar set of… …
