railroad

noun

ˈrāl-ˌrōd How to pronounce railroad (audio)
Definition of railroadnext
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 Not too much to write home about, but there’s a surprising amount of light for a railroad and a nice fire escape for your afternoon Zoom calls. — Nora Deligter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 The community is upset with Amtrak's plans to build a 24/7 maintenance facility on the existing railroad viaduct along Canal Street between 33rd and 35th streets. — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Stroy's fields are just outside Murdock, a village named for a railroad official at the company that first laid tracks here in the 1890s. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Above-grade crossings allow vehicles to cross railroad tracks without waiting for trains to pass. — Emily Holshouser august 26, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for railroad
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  1. road
  2. railway
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  • AVs can cause safety issues, especially during inclement weather, blackouts and on roads where there's construction or unusual traffic.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Thus the oceanic feeling might be the royal road to establishing a museum of affiliations, rather than the old colonialist museum of conquests.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of road
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  • Russia pounded Kyiv for more than 12 hours in a sixth straight night of attacks, killing at least 12 people including six railway workers and an Indian citizen, and devastating civilian districts.
    — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Serbia has experienced its largest wave of student protests and civil unrest in decades since the collapse of a railway station canopy killed 16 people in November 2024.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railroad. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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