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- Dictionaryrailroad/ˈreɪlrəʊd/
noun
- 1. a track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run; a railway: "his uncle works on the railroad"
- 2. a system of tracks with the trains, organization, and personnel required for its working: "the Union Pacific Railroad"
verb
- 1. rush or coerce (someone) into doing something: "she hesitated, unwilling to be railroaded into a decision"
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RAILROAD definition: 1. the metal tracks on which trains run: 2. the system of tracks, stations, trains, etc.: 3. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of RAILROAD is a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and providing a track for cars or equipment drawn by locomotives or propelled by self-contained motors; also : such a road and its assets constituting a single property.
A railroad is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. ...railroad tracks that led to nowhere. The railroad finally reached Santa Barbara in 1877. A railroad is a company or organization that operates railway routes. ...The Chicago and Northwestern Railroad.
Railways are used for both short and long journeys, for commuting to work each day, and for transporting freight (= goods). Some routes are now electrified and have high-speed trains. Others still rely on diesel- powered engines. Some trains are old, dirty and carry too many people.
The system of tracks that trains run on can be called a railroad. A railroad is made up of the actual tracks, crossings, and stations, as well as the people who keep the trains running and scream, "All aboard!"
Railroad definition: A road composed of parallel steel rails supported by ties and providing a track for locomotive-drawn trains or other wheeled vehicles.
1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 3. to transport by means of a railroad. 4. to supply with railroads.
railroad definition: 1. the systems and organizations connected with trains: 2. the metal tracks that trains travel on: . Learn more.
Nov 10, 2024 · Railroad, mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails, or tracks, either by self-propulsion or by the propulsion of a locomotive. Ideally, a railroad should be built in a straight line, over level ground, between large centers of trade and travel.
(Definition of railroad from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
