Thesaurus results for RAILWAY

railway

noun

ˈrāl-ˌwā

Definition of railway

as in road

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

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Recent Examples of railway The Ukrainian capital endured a noisy night as 21 ballistic missiles came in three waves, Zelenskyy said, smashing apartment buildings, energy facilities, a railway station and the Kyiv subway system, shopping malls and businesses. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 The lines are metre-gauge, a narrower standard than the broad gauge the railway plans to use for future freight. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 The Ukrainian capital endured a noisy night as 21 ballistic missiles came in three waves, Zelensky said, smashing apartment buildings, energy facilities, a railway station and the Kyiv subway system, shopping malls and businesses. — Derek Gatopoulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 The railway climbed 7% after third-quarter results beat expectations. — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for railway

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Noun

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

Definition of road

Noun

With the exception of the railroad bubble of the 1800s, once the market cap of the bubble stocks reaches 40% of the broader index, a crash soon follows, history shows.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026
The diagnosis exploded in popularity and was widely blamed on railroads, radios, telegraphs, newspapers, and the industrialization of the times.

— Kirsten Balin, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026