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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈreɪlrəʊd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈreɪlˌroʊd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rāl′rōd′)

rail•road /ˈreɪlˌroʊd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Rail Transporta permanent road made of rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for carrying passengers, freight, and mail.
Rail Transportan entire system of such roads together with its engines, cars, buildings, etc.:a transcontinental railroad.

v. [~ + object]

Rail Transportto transport by means of a railroad.
Informal Termsto push (a law or bill) quickly through a law-making body so that there is not enough time for objections to be considered.
to pressure, force, or coerce into an action or decision too quickly:We were railroaded into signing a bad deal.
Informal Termsto convict (a defendant in a trial) too quickly and by means of false charges.

rail•road•er, n. [countable]
rail•road•ing, n. [uncountable]

rail•road (rāl′rōd′),USA pronunciation n.

Rail Transporta permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail.
Rail Transportan entire system of such roads together with its rolling stock, buildings, etc.;
the entire railway plant, including fixed and movable property.
the company of persons owning or operating such a plant.
Sport[Bowling.]a split.
railroads, stocks or bonds of railroad companies.

v.t.

Rail Transportto transport by means of a railroad.
Rail Transportto supply with railroads.
Informal Termsto push (a law or bill) hastily through a legislature so that there is not time enough for objections to be considered.
Informal Termsto convict (a person) in a hasty manner by means of false charges or insufficient evidence:The prisoner insisted he had been railroaded.

v.i.

Rail Transportto work on a railroad.

1750–60; 1875–85 for def. 9; rail¹ + road

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railroad /ˈreɪlˌrəʊd/ n

the usual US word for railway

(transitive) informal to force (a person) into (an action) with haste or by unfair means

'railroad' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

barn - railway - road - RR - underground railroad - air right - alignment - Amtrak - apple maggot - baggagemaster - ballast - bank - bar car - belt - berth - big hook - bi-level - bisect - block signal - body track - bond - brakeman - broad gauge - B.R.T. - buffer - café car - callboy - car - carbarn - carload - carrier - cattle car - catwalk - Charing Cross - chemin de fer - Cheremkhovo - Chunnel - clerestory - club car - coal car - coaler - cog railway - commutation ticket - commuter - concourse - connector - contour - corridor - coupe - Crédit Mobilier

In Lists: Rails, 2020 May, more...

Synonyms: track, line, railway, métro, tube, more...

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