RAILWAYS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word railways. (close relations)
railway
Best Alternative Words for RAILWAYS
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railroad | nounn | |||||||
noun • line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight • a line of track providing a runway for wheels verb • compel by coercion, threats, or crude means • supply with railroad lines • transport by railroad | ||||||||
railroad track | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line of track providing a runway for wheels | ||||||||
railway line | nounn | |||||||
noun • line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight • the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed | ||||||||
rail | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports • short for railway • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll • a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal) • any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud verb • complain bitterly • enclose with rails • provide with rails • separate with a railing • convey (goods etc.) by rails • travel by rail or train • lay with rails • fish with a handline over the rails of a boat • spread negative information about • criticize severely | ||||||||
rails | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll | ||||||||
railroad line | nounn | |||||||
noun • line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | ||||||||
railway system | nounn | |||||||
noun • line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |