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railway [ˈreɪlˌweɪ] US, railroad n
1. (Transport / Railways) a permanent track composed of a line of parallel metal rails fixed to sleepers, for transport of passengers and goods in trains 2. (Transport / Railways) any track on which the wheels of a vehicle may run a cable railway 3. (Transport / Railways) the entire equipment, rolling stock, buildings, property, and system of tracks used in such a transport system 4. (Transport / Railways) the organization responsible for operating a railway network 5. (Transport / Railways) (modifier) of, relating to, or used on a railway or railways a railway engine a railway strike ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations 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 [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 (= form of transport) → chemin m 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 modif [company, industry, service] → ferroviaire; [embankment] → de la voie ferrée; [journey] → en train; [link] → ferroviaire railway crossing, railway worker railway bridge n (British) → pont m ferroviaire railway carriage n (British) → voiture f railway crossing n → passage m à niveau railway engine n (British) → locomotive f railway line n (British) (= route) → ligne f de chemin de fer (= track) → voie f ferrée 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 railway [ˈreɪlˌweɪ] 1. n (system) → ferrovia; (track) → strada ferrata 2. adj (bridge, timetable, network) → ferroviario/a railway [ˈreɪlˌweɪ] 1. n (system) → ferrovia; (track) → strada ferrata 2. adj (bridge, timetable, network) → ferroviario/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Since then I have seen many horses much alarmed and restive at the sight or sound of a steam engine; but thanks to my good master's care, I am as fearless at railway stations as in my own stable. Even the bustle and confusion at the railway terminus, so wearisome and bewildering at other times, roused me and did me good. WHILE a Division Superintendent of a railway was attending closely to his business of placing obstructions on the track and tampering with the switches he received word that the President of the road was about to discharge him for incompetency. |
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