railway

rail·way  (rlw)

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

Noun

1. a track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, on which trains run

2. any track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run: a cable railway

3. the rolling stock, buildings, and tracks used in such a transport system

4. the organization responsible for operating a railway network

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	railway - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system cable 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" railroad track, railroad 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 rail line, railway line, line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed 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

Translations

railway [ˈreɪlweɪ] (US), railroad [ˈreɪlrəud] n → ferrocarril m; vía férrea

railway [ˈreɪlweɪ] (US), railroad [ˈreɪlrəud] rail n → chemin m de fer (= track); voie f ferrée

railway [ˈreɪlweɪ] rail (Brit) n → Eisenbahn f;

(track) → Gleis nt;

(company) → Bahn f

railway [ˈreɪlweɪ] (US), railroad [ˈreɪlrəud] n → ferrovia