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Definitions for Railway

[1] a rail line with lighter-weight equipment and roadbed than a main-line railroad.
[2] a railroad, especially one operating over relatively short distances.
[3] Also called trackway. any line or lines of rails forming a road of flanged-wheel equipment.
[4] Chiefly British . railroad.
[5] a permanent track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, for transport of passengers and goods in trains
[6] any track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run a cable railway
[7] the entire equipment, rolling stock, buildings, property, and system of tracks used in such a transport system
[8] the organization responsible for operating a railway network
[9] (modifier) of, relating to, or used on a railway or railways a railway engine ; a railway strike

Words related to Railway

track, line

Words nearby Railway

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Origin of Railway

First recorded in 1770–80; rail1 + way1

Other words from Railway

rail·wayed , adjective
rail·way·less , adjective
in·ter·rail·way , adjective
pre·rail·way , adjective
un·rail·wayed , adjective

Synonyms for Railway

line, rail line, track, train line