Thesaurus results for RAILROAD

railroad

noun

ˈrāl-ˌrōd

Definition of railroad

as in road

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel that railroad hasn't been used for passenger trains for decades

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Recent Examples of railroad The development of the railroad helped to end the goat’s-whey craze. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Record-high diesel prices pushed freight off the highway and onto the railroads in the third quarter, lifting CSX, Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to record revenue. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Sills said that a boater found Williams' empty boat tied to a railroad trestle close to Haslam's Marina on Wednesday morning. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 About 40% of the trail is complete, with major efforts planned to clean up railroad pollution and restore fish habitat. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for railroad

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The rear tire plays a different role from its conventional use on roads.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
The trip to Seattle began a stretch of six road games in eight weeks.

— Sam McDowell October 25, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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Many voters thank him for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals.

— Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
Flood warnings are also in place, while airports, ferries, railways and roads have seen disruptions.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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