railroad as a noun: - 1
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as a verb: - 1
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railroad
noun
1 railroad
Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight.
synonyms: railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system.
Roget 627:
method,
way,
manner,
wise,
gait,
form,
mode,
fashion,
tone,
guise;
modus operandi,
MO;
procedure
etc.
(line of conduct)
692.
path,
road,
route,
course;
line of way,
line of road;
trajectory,
orbit,
track,
beat,
tack.
steps;
stair,
staircase;
flight of stairs,
ladder,
stile;
perron†.
bridge,
footbridge,
viaduct,
pontoon,
steppingstone,
plank,
gangway;
drawbridge;
pass,
ford,
ferry,
tunnel;
pipe
etc.
260.
door;
gateway
etc.
(opening)
260;
channel,
passage,
avenue,
means of access,
approach,
adit†;
artery,
lane,
loan [Scot.],
alley,
aisle,
lobby,
corridor;
back-door,
back-stairs;
secret passage;
covert way;
vennel†.
roadway,
pathway,
stairway;
express;
thoroughfare;
highway;
turnpike,
freeway,
royal road,
coach road;
broad highway,
King's highway,
Queen's highway;
beaten track,
beaten path;
horse road,
bridle road,
bridle track,
bridle path;
walk,
trottoir†,
footpath,
pavement,
flags,
sidewalk;
crossroad,
byroad,
bypath,
byway;
cut;
short cut
etc.
(mid-course)
628;
carrefour†;
private road,
occupation road;
highways and byways;
railroad,
railway,
tram road,
tramway;
towpath;
causeway;
canal
etc.
(conduit)
350;
street
etc.
(abode)
189;
speedway.
adv..
how;
in what way,
in what manner;
by what mode;
so,
in this way,
after this fashion.
one way or another,
anyhow;
somehow or other
etc.
(instrumentality)
631;
by way of;
via;
in transitu [Lat.]
etc.
270;
on the high road to.
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Dutch: spoorwegen, sneltreinprocedure
Polish: kolej
2 railroad
A line of track providing a runway for wheels:
— He walked along the railroad track.
synonyms: railroad track, railway.
verb
1 railroad
Compel by coercion, threats, or crude means.
synonyms: dragoon, sandbag.
Roget 684:
haste,
hasten;
make haste,
make a dash
etc.
n.;
hurry on,
dash on,
whip on,
push on,
press on,
press forward;
hurry,
skurry†,
scuttle along,
barrel along,
bundle on,
dart to and fro,
bustle,
flutter,
scramble;
plunge,
plunge headlong;
dash off;
rush
etc.
(violence)
173;
express.
bestir oneself
etc.
(be active)
682;
lose no time,
lose not a moment,
lose not an instant;
make short work of;
make the best of one's time,
make the best of one's way.
be precipitate
etc.
adj.;
jump at,
be in haste,
be in a hurry
etc.
n.;
have no time,
have not a moment to lose,
have not a moment to spare;
work against time.
quicken
etc.
274;
accelerate,
expedite,
put on,
precipitate,
urge,
whip;
railroad.
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2 railroad
Supply with railroad lines.
3 railroad
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