Railroad - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈreɪlrəʊd|  American pronunciation of the word railroad
Brit.  |ˈreɪlrəʊd|  British pronunciation of the word railroad

noun

- line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (syn: railway)
- a line of track providing a runway for wheels (syn: railway)
he walked along the railroad track

verb

- compel by coercion, threats, or crude means (syn: dragoon, sandbag)
- supply with railroad lines
railroad the West
- transport by railroad

Extra examples

...that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades...

They claim she was railroaded.

The supplies were sent on the railroad.

The workers were railroaded into signing the agreement.

Baykal-Amur Railroad

...a palace railroad car that was built for a 19th-century robber baron...

The railroad track is divided into segments.

Stop at the railroad crossing.

They uncoupled the railroad cars.

...uncoupled the two railroad cars...

The creation of the national railroad system unified the country.

The bulldozer made a cut for the railroad tracks.

Railroad strikes are disrupting deliveries.

The railroad trended to the right.

The railroad yard was a desert now.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: railroad
he/she/it: railroads
present participle: railroading
past tense: railroaded
past participle: railroaded
noun
singular: railroad
plural: railroads
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