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 In recent years, New Delhi has debuted ambitious new tunnels and railways cutting through mountain passes that too could enable Himalayan deployment of military and other resources. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 Finch argues that because kudzu is most aggressive along roads, railways, and forest edges, the vine has become hyper-visible in the age of the automobile. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026 At Hull’s railway station an hour or so later, a few Manchester United fans are scanning the departures board near Philip Larkin’s statue, which captures the late poet mid-stride. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 The cache, discovered near Kojetín in central Moravia during archaeological work connected to a railway project, contained an assortment of worn and broken bronze objects. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for 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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Phineas Gage, an American railroad construction foreman, suffered a traumatic brain injury when an iron rod was driven through his head, destroying much of his brain’s left frontal lobe.

— USA Today, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
They were arranged as spectacles for tourists by railroad companies.

— Caitlín Doherty, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026