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rail·way
(rāl′wā′)n.
1. A railroad, especially one operated over a limited area: a commuter railway.
2. A track providing a runway for wheeled equipment.
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railway
(ˈreɪlˌweɪ) orrailroad
n
1. (Railways) a permanent track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, for transport of passengers and goods in trains
2. (Railways) any track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run: a cable railway.
3. (Railways) the entire equipment, rolling stock, buildings, property, and system of tracks used in such a transport system
4. (Railways) the organization responsible for operating a railway network
5. (Railways) (modifier) of, relating to, or used on a railway or railways: a railway engine; a railway strike.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
rail•way
(ˈreɪlˌweɪ)n.
1. a railroad using lightweight equipment or operating over short distances.
2. a line of rails forming a road for flanged-wheel equipment.
3. Chiefly Brit. railroad.
[1770–80]
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railway
- Main Line - The principal line of a railway (1841), it also has the meaning "affluent area of residence" (1930s), originally that of Philadelphia, from the "main line" of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which added local stops to a string of backwater towns west of the city in late 19th century that helped turn them into fashionable suburbs.
- one-track mind - Is a reference to the railway.
- railway - The word was first recorded in 1776, but the first actual railway opened nearly 50 years later, in 1825.
- sidetrack - First used for a railway siding or a minor track or path.
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| Noun | 1. |  railway - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freightcable railway, funicular, funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars cog railway, rack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, el - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier metro, subway, subway system, underground, tube - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'" monorail - a railway having a single track rail - short for railway; "he traveled by rail"; "he was concerned with rail safety" scenic railway - small railway in an amusement park |
| 2. |  railway - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"broad gauge - a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard 56.5 inches gantlet - the convergence of two parallel railroad tracks in a narrow place; the inner rails cross and run parallel and then diverge so a train remains on its own tracks at all times narrow gauge - a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard 56.5 inches railroad siding, sidetrack, siding, turnout - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass standard gauge - railroad track having the standard width of 56.5 inches switch - railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections; used to turn a train from one track to another or to store rolling stock crosstie, railroad tie, sleeper, tie - one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track; "the British call a railroad tie a sleeper" rails, runway, rail, track - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll track - a pair of parallel rails providing a runway for wheels |
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Translations
خَط سِكَّة حَديدخُطوط سِكَّة الحَديدسّكَةٌ حَدِيدِيَّة
železniceželezničnídráhakolej
jernbanejernbane-jernbanen
rautatierata
željeznica
vasút
járnbraut
鉄道線路
철도
železničný
järnväg
รางรถไฟ
demir yollarıdemir yoludemiryolu
đường sắt
railway
[ˈreɪlweɪ] (Brit)A. N (= system) → ferrocarril m, ferrocarriles mpl; (as track) → vía f, vía f férrea
B. CPD railway bridge N → puente m de ferrocarril
railway carriage N → vagón m, coche m (de ferrocarril)
railway engine N → máquina f, locomotora f
railway line N (= route) → línea f ferroviaria or de ferrocarril; (= track) → vía f (férrea)
railway network N → red f ferroviaria
railway porter N → mozo m
railway station N → estación f (de ferrocarril)
railway timetable N → horario m de trenes
railway track N → vía f (férrea)
railway yard N → cochera f
railway carriage N → vagón m, coche m (de ferrocarril)
railway engine N → máquina f, locomotora f
railway line N (= route) → línea f ferroviaria or de ferrocarril; (= track) → vía f (férrea)
railway network N → red f ferroviaria
railway porter N → mozo m
railway station N → estación f (de ferrocarril)
railway timetable N → horario m de trenes
railway track N → vía f (férrea)
railway yard N → cochera f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
railway
[ˈreɪlweɪ] (British) n
(= line) → ligne f de chemin de fer
the railway to Addis Ababa → la ligne de chemin de fer jusqu'à Addis-Abeba
the railway to Addis Ababa → la ligne de chemin de fer jusqu'à Addis-Abeba
(= form of transport) → chemin m de fer
since the invention of the railway → depuis l'invention du chemin de fer
since the invention of the railway → depuis l'invention du chemin de fer
(= company, organization) → compagnie f ferroviaire, chemins mpl de fer
the privatization of the railways → la privatisation des chemins de fer
the privatization of the railways → la privatisation des chemins de fer
modif [company, industry, service] → ferroviaire; [embankment] → de la voie ferrée; [journey] → en train; [link] → ferroviaire railway crossing, railway workerrailway bridge n (British) → pont m ferroviairerailway carriage n (British) → voiture frailway crossing n → passage m à niveaurailway engine n (British) → locomotive frailway line n (British) (= route) → ligne f de chemin de fer (= track) → voie f ferrée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
railway
railway
(Brit):railway carriage
n → Eisenbahnwagen m
railway crossing
n → Bahnübergang m
railway engine
n → Lokomotive f
railway engineering
n → Bahntechnik f, → Bahnbautechnik f
railway guide
n → Kursbuch nt
railwayman
n → Eisenbahner m
railway network
n → Bahnnetz nt
railway porter
n → Gepäckträger(in) m(f)
railway station
n → Bahnhof m
railwaywoman
n → Eisenbahnerin f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
railway
[ˈreɪlˌweɪ]1. n (system) → ferrovia; (track) → strada ferrata
2. adj (bridge, timetable, network) → ferroviario/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rail
(reil) noun1. a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on. Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.
2. (usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.
verb (usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails. We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.
ˈrailing noun (usually in plural) a fence or barrier of (usually vertical) metal or wooden bars. They've put railings up all round the park.
ˈrailroad noun (American) a railway.
ˈrailway , (American) ˈrailroad noun1. a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run. They're building a new railway; (also adjective) a railway station.
2. (sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc. He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.
by rail by or on the railway. goods sent by rail.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
railway
→ سّكَةٌ حَدِيدِيَّة železnice jernbane Gleis σιδηρόδρομος ferrocarril rautatie chemin de fer željeznica ferrovia 鉄道 철도 spoorweg jernbane kolej caminho-de-ferro, ferrovia железная дорога järnväg รางรถไฟ demiryolu đường sắt 铁道Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- What's the best way to get to the train station? (US)
What's the best way to get to the railway station? (UK)
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