A roadway laid with rails (originally of wood, later also of iron or steel) along which the wheels of wagons or trucks may run, in order to…
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| 释义 | society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway (75) railway1681 A roadway laid with rails (originally of wood, later also of iron or steel) along which the wheels of wagons or trucks may run, in order to… railroad1824 = railway, n. 2. Also in the names of railroad companies and networks, as Metro-North Railroad, Union Pacific Railroad, etc. Cf. road, n. 4d. rail line1825 a railway line. road1825 Chiefly U.S. The track over which a train travels; a railroad or railway; (also) this as a system or means of transport; a railway company or… car line1833 the line or route along which a railway car or streetcar travels; (also) a company that operates this service. chemin de fer1835 Chiefly in French contexts: a railway. Now rare. line1861 Short for line of rail at sense 26b(c), railway line n. at railway, n. compounds 1a, tramline, n. Cf. branch III. pike1940 U.S. A railway line or system. Subcategories:— business of making or working (1) — attitude to construction of (1) — of specific construction (14) — for steam-trains (2) — with specific situation or route (19) — as leisure attraction (2) — forming part of a system (22) — side for up-trains (1) — point where branch-line or road begins (1) — furthest point reached (1) — highest point (1) — gradient (1) — additional portion (1) |
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